CVE-2022-40896

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

0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 42.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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

2023-07-19 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-27 14:28Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

31d7e474d93c2a48d1790815c988777a225901a027865d88031c65bf79dd348e

• pypi.orghttps://pypi.org/project/Pygments/
• github.comhttps://github.com/pygments/pygments/blob/master/pygments/lexers/smithy.py#L61
• pyup.iohttps://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages-part-2/
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-db87ce2a47https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUZO4BQCIY2S2KZYHERQMKURB7AHXDBO/vendor-advisory
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