CVE-2022-43813
Summary
by MITRE • 01/01/2023
To maintain compliance with CNA rules, we have rejected this CVE record because it has not been used.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/05/2026
The rejection of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) record indicates that the associated identifier was never assigned to a publicly disclosed security flaw or software defect. In the context of vulnerability management ecosystems maintained by CNA-approved organizations, such as MITRE Corporation or specific vendor CNAs, strict governance protocols are enforced to ensure data integrity and relevance within global threat intelligence feeds. When a CVE ID is rejected for non-use, it signifies that no valid entry was ever created in the central database corresponding to that identifier, often due to administrative errors during request submission, duplicate requests, or failures by vendors to provide sufficient evidence of vulnerability existence prior to publication deadlines.
From an operational standpoint, this rejection has minimal direct impact on security posture because there is no actual software flaw associated with the rejected ID for defenders to mitigate. However, it highlights potential inefficiencies in the vendor disclosure process or internal tracking mechanisms where resources may have been expended preparing a report that was ultimately deemed invalid or unnecessary by the CNA review board. Organizations relying on automated vulnerability scanners should ensure their configuration filters out such non-existent identifiers to prevent false positives or confusion during asset inventory and risk assessment phases, as these rejected IDs do not correspond to any exploitable condition in production environments.
The incident underscores the importance of adhering strictly to CVE Entry Requirements which mandate that a valid issue must exist before an ID is issued. This process helps maintain the credibility of the CVE List as a trusted source for security professionals and automated tools alike. For enterprises, this serves as a reminder to verify the status of any reported vulnerabilities through official CNA channels rather than relying solely on third-party aggregators or preliminary notifications that may not reflect final administrative decisions regarding ID allocation.
In terms of industry standards, while no CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) category applies because there is no underlying flaw, and no ATT&CK technique can be mapped due to the absence of an exploit vector, the event relates broadly to supply chain transparency and accurate threat intelligence hygiene. Maintaining clean vulnerability databases reduces noise in security operations centers and ensures that remediation efforts are focused on genuine risks rather than administrative artifacts or phantom vulnerabilities.