Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50938
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges.
Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 14, 2026 · Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50938. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.21%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ 14.0.0
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.
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- vendor Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ 14.0.014.0.0
How to fix CVE-2022-50938
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 14.0.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50938. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ 14.0.0 14.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.
Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50938
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50938
30-day exploitation probability 0.21%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2602
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026