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CVE-2022-2979

HIGH
Published 2022-09-12T19:24:03.386Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.318
Higher than 31.8% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-cxg8-6xcc-g5fw

Advisory Details

Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 13, 2022, Modified: September 16, 2022

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Published: 2022-09-12T19:24:03.386Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-16T17:47:50.966Z
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