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Vulnerability details: VCID-eb6k-ppfd-m7a3
Vulnerability ID VCID-eb6k-ppfd-m7a3
Aliases CVE-2022-40304
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxml2, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-415 Double Free
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-40304.json
epss 0.00161 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
epss 0.00219 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
cvssv3.1 7.8 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
ssvc Track https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
ssvc Track https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
ssvc Track https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-40304.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-40304
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40303
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40304
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
https://nokogiri.org/CHANGELOG.html#1139-2022-10-18
1022225 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1022225
21 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
2136288 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2136288
24 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
25 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
26 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
27 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
CVE-2022-40304 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40304
GLSA-202210-39 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-39
HT213531 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
HT213533 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
HT213534 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
HT213535 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
HT213536 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
ntap-20221209-0003 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
RHSA-2022:8841 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8841
RHSA-2023:0173 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0173
RHSA-2023:0338 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0338
RHSA-2024:0413 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0413
tags https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
USN-5760-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5760-1/
USN-5760-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5760-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-40304.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-28T19:47:33Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37101
EPSS Score 0.00161
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:31.540124+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-39 38.0.0