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01 Record

CVE-2022-46175

JSON5 is an extension to the popular JSON file format that aims to be easier to write and maintain by hand (e.g. for config files). The `parse` method of the JSON5 library before and including

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score7.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

02 Description

JSON5 is an extension to the popular JSON file format that aims to be easier to write and maintain by hand (e.g. for config files). The `parse` method of the JSON5 library before and including

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
9.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 95.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-12-24 00:00Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 14:24Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-11-28
Assigning CNA
GitHub_M
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')Variant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
594547b5bcf15d3a08efd91e753a17139693e9c88d8abcf22e10704477572849

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
json5json5< 2.2.2—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 2.2.3+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 2.2.3+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 2.2.3+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 0.5.1-3ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 0.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS

  • node-json5
    Fixed in 2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.