Severity: High

Description: SAS Visual Analytics (on SAS Viya 3.x) for Microsoft Windows includes a version of zlib that is susceptible to CVE-2022-37434. 

Potential Impact: An attacker might execute arbitrary commands on the system, resulting in a denial of service or other exploits. 

Note: The SAS Viya 3.5 update for this issue is applicable only for Microsoft Windows environments. Customers running SAS Visual Analytics (on SAS Viya 3.x) for Linux should update the version of zlib in the operating system in order to address CVE-2022-37434.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.

Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Windows: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Windows Deployment Guide at

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at