CVE-2022-1271

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

5.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 91.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-08-31 15:33Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-06-09 14:56Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-04-07

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-179Incorrect Behavior Order: Early ValidationBase
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
• CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

793a26506c2f8736cf062e2a052b9a6a270668c5a817fc1cdedda8cd23bfe927

• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8x_refsource_MISC
• lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• tukaani.orghttps://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patchx_refsource_MISC
• git.tukaani.orghttps://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6x_refsource_MISC
• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271x_refsource_MISC
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202209-01https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0006/x_refsource_CONFIRM