# CVE-2022-38166: In F-Secure Endpoint Protection for Windows and macOS before channel with Capricorn database 2022-11-22\_07, the aerdl.dll unpacker handler c

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-25 · Updated: 2025-04-29

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In F-Secure Endpoint Protection for Windows and macOS before channel with Capricorn database 2022-11-22_07, the aerdl.dll unpacker handler crashes. This can lead to a scanning engine crash, triggerable remotely by an attacker for denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.f-secure.com/en/home/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-38166

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