# CVE-2022-0138: Airspan Networks Mimosa Deserialization of Untrusted Data

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Airspan wireless devices by sending malicious serialized data due to unsafe deserialization.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r92v-ww59-8xpg

## What is CVE-2022-0138?

CVE-2022-0138 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Airspan Networks MMP, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MMP: All versions prior to v1.0.3, PTP C-series: Device versions prior to v2.8.6.1, and PTMP C-series and A5x: Device versions prior to v2.5.4.1 has a deserialization function that does not validate or check the data, allowing arbitrary classes to be created.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0138?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Airspan A5x Firmware, Airspan C5c Firmware, Airspan C5x Firmware, Airspan C6x Firmware, Airspan Mimosa Management Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0138 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Airspan Networks MMP

- [CVE-2022-21141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21141/): Airspan Networks Mimosa Incorrect Authorization (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-21196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21196/): Airspan Networks Mimosa Improper Authorization (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-21215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21215/): Airspan Networks Mimosa Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-21176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21176/): Airspan Networks Mimosa SQL Injection (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-21143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21143/): Airspan Networks Mimosa OS Command Injection (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0138 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0138 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Airspan Networks MMP, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Airspan Networks MMP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0138/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0138
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0138
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0138

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0138/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.