CVE-2022-26518

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

4.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 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

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2022-05-12 17:01Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-15 19:02Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-03-22

Assigning CNA

talos

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.9)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b959c5b71a682a2a3b8731fb4e7abf2374e7a5c88caef371e38441e06a276344

• www.inhandnetworks.comhttps://www.inhandnetworks.com/upload/attachment/202205/10/InHand-PSA-2022-01.pdfx_refsource_CONFIRM
• talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1501x_refsource_MISC