CVE-2022-3171

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

1.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 69.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (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:N/I:N/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

2022-10-12 00:00Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-21 13:47Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-09

Assigning CNA

Google

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3c6a788e5c93fdf5ad83d33a5960816a394bc5d59e0de2639fa9d67331f664c9

• github.comhttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/security/advisories/GHSA-h4h5-3hr4-j3g2
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-25f35ed634https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBAUKJQL6O4TIWYBENORSY5P43TVB4M3/vendor-advisory
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202301-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-09vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-15729fa33dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MPCGUT3T5L6C3IDWUPSUO22QDCGQKTOP/vendor-advisory