CVE-2022-42720

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

0.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.0% 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: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

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

2022-10-13 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-15 20:47Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-10

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7f3d51fca43a65a521e3a3294b63ff9d5b0255650fb30981948f34937a872a4c

• bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204059
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=0b7808818cb9df6680f98996b8e9a439fa7bcc2f
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-2cfbe17910https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-b948fc3cfbhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-1a5b125ac6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/vendor-advisory
• www.debian.orgDSA-5257https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221101 [SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlmailing-list
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/