# CVE-2022-38757: CVE-2022-38757 ZENworks

> Administrators can perform actions on managed devices outside their assigned scope, bypassing intended authorization boundaries.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m96j-4rc7-c9j2

## What is CVE-2022-38757?

CVE-2022-38757 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus ZENworks 2020 Update 3a and prior versions. This vulnerability allows administrators with rights to perform actions (e.g., install a bundle) on a set of managed devices, to be able to exercise these rights on managed devices in the ZENworks zone but which are outside the scope of the administrator. This vulnerability does not result in the administrators gaining additional rights on the managed devices, either in the scope or outside the scope of the administrator.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38757?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Zenworks.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38757 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38757 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management. 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-2022-38757/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38757/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38757
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38757
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38757

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38757/
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