CVE-2022-42927

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

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 34.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (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:H/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2022-12-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-15 15:46Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-14

Assigning CNA

mozilla

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-346Origin Validation ErrorClass
• CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

bc891e2ce1d5f25a23ca0dba2ae79f15787a4534600b4c4acaeada38ab741a00

• bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789128
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/