CVE-2022-38753 — This update resolves a multi-factor authentication bypass attack

This update resolves a multi-factor authentication bypass attack

01What is this vulnerability?

This update resolves a multi-factor authentication bypass attack

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / NetIQ Advanced Authentication	NetIQ Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.4 SP1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-25T20:21:27.518Z

09References

• www.netiq.com — https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-64/advanced-authenti…