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Vulnerability details: VCID-22hh-kzkv-2fcm
Vulnerability ID VCID-22hh-kzkv-2fcm
Aliases BIT-tensorflow-2022-21736
CVE-2022-21736
GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
PYSEC-2022-115
PYSEC-2022-60
Summary Tensorflow is an Open Source Machine Learning Framework. The implementation of `SparseTensorSliceDataset` has an undefined behavior: under certain condition it can be made to dereference a `nullptr` value. The 3 input arguments to `SparseTensorSliceDataset` represent a sparse tensor. However, there are some preconditions that these arguments must satisfy but these are not validated in the implementation. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00331 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21736
epss 0.00331 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21736
epss 0.00331 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21736
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
ssvc Track https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
ssvc Track https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
ssvc Track https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
cvssv3.1 7.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
cvssv4 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21736
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
CVE-2022-21736 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-60.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-115.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-25T15:47:19Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/5100e359aef5c8021f2e71c7b986420b85ce7b3d/tensorflow/core/kernels/data/sparse_tensor_slice_dataset_op.cc#L227-L292
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-25T15:47:19Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/965b97e4a9650495cda5a8c210ef6684b4b9eceb
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-25T15:47:19Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pfjj-m3jj-9jc9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21736
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.56395
EPSS Score 0.00331
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:39:23.803620+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/21xxx/CVE-2022-21736.json 38.6.0