CVE-2022-38349

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 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

1.06% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 62.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2023-08-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 19:27Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2022-08-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-617Reachable AssertionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c6ab7b8c19d42c52b1dfccb19fa848251cd261647473dcdcfd778ab2ec5703be

• gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1282
• gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4564a002bcb6094cc460bc0d5ddff9423fe6dd28
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html