---
id: CVE-2022-28944
title: >-
  Certain EMCO Software products are affected by: CWE-494: Download of Code
  Without Integrity Check
summary: >-
  Certain EMCO Software products are affected by: CWE-494: Download of Code
  Without Integrity Check. This affects MSI Package Builder for Windows 9.1.4
  and Remote Installer for Windows 6.0.13 and Ping Monitor for Windows 8.0.18
  and Remote …
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-494
vendor: emcosoftware
product: msi_package_builder
affected:
  - msi_package_builder = 9.1.4
  - network_inventory = 5.8.22
  - network_software_scanner = 2.0.8
  - ping_monitor = 8.0.18
  - remote_installer = 6.0.13
  - remote_shutdown = 7.2.2
  - unlock_it = 6.1.1
  - wakeonlan = 2.0.8
published: '2022-05-23'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28944'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/gerr-re/cve-2022-28944/blob/main/cve-2022-28944_public-advisory.pdf
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://emco.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://msi.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/gerr-re/cve-2022-28944/blob/main/cve-2022-28944_public-advisory.pdf
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01496
epssPercentile: 0.73092
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T02:09:23.497Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/gar-re/cve-2022-28944'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:52:49.077Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

Certain EMCO Software products are affected by: CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check. This affects MSI Package Builder for Windows 9.1.4 and Remote Installer for Windows 6.0.13 and Ping Monitor for Windows 8.0.18 and Remote Shutdown for Windows 7.2.2 and WakeOnLan 2.0.8 and Network Inventory for Windows 5.8.22 and Network Software Scanner for Windows 2.0.8 and UnLock IT for Windows 6.1.1. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: Updater. The attack vector is: To exploit this vulnerability, a user must trigger an update of an affected installation of EMCO Software. ¶¶ Multiple products from EMCO Software are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability during the update process.

## Affected

- `msi_package_builder = 9.1.4`
- `network_inventory = 5.8.22`
- `network_software_scanner = 2.0.8`
- `ping_monitor = 8.0.18`
- `remote_installer = 6.0.13`
- `remote_shutdown = 7.2.2`
- `unlock_it = 6.1.1`
- `wakeonlan = 2.0.8`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.