CVE-2022-41751

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

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 37.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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: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

2022-10-17 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-13 15:27Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-29

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

1ee320c09f50b150191cbf397c8cb80df82b857ae8e4cf8c2875a623b22fbeff

• github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead
• github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/blob/63ce118c6a59ea64ac357236a11a47aaf569d622/jhead.c#L788
• github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/pull/57
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-1d9133bc8ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EG26AD7KJAY5B6L6OERSGL4FRXJE3GOB/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-61ec901852https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TAVB3ZX7E5ULEXESU5NXZIAHY6CVGCHB/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-628829f0e6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NM6FET4ZNWV4EQGKZTLZFWTNVODGVOK/vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221204 [SECURITY] [DLA 3219-1] jhead security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00004.htmlmailing-list
• www.debian.orgDSA-5294https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5294vendor-advisory