CVE-2022-21724

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

3.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 87.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

Moderate. 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

2022-02-02 11:48Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 16:33Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-11-16

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-665Improper InitializationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c5639f12578073a259de17f857d02fd9323a855a9c7b1375e0ea3fc648a6602e

• github.comhttps://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-v7wg-cpwc-24m4x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/f4d0ed69c0b3aae8531d83d6af4c57f22312c813x_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220311-0005/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-1151f65e9ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BVEO7BEFXPBVHSPYL3YKQWZI6DYXQLFS/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220520 [SECURITY] [DLA 3018-1] libpgjava security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00027.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.debian.orgDSA-5196https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5196vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN