CVE-2022-40756: Actian Psql

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

If folder security is misconfigured for Actian Zen PSQL BEFORE Patch Update 1 for Zen 15 SP1 (v15.11.005), Patch Update 4 for Zen 15 (v15.01.017), or Patch Update 5 for Zen 14 SP2 (v14.21.022), it can allow an attacker (with file read/write access) to remove specific security files in order to reset the master password and gain access to the database.

Affected products

• Actian Psql: from 11, up to and including 13
• Actian Zen: from 14.0, before 14.21.022 (fixed in 14.21.022); from 15.0, before 15.01.017 (fixed in 15.01.017)

Published 2022-09-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.