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Vulnerability details: VCID-8u3x-uhum-dbdz
Vulnerability ID VCID-8u3x-uhum-dbdz
Aliases BIT-pillow-2022-22817
CVE-2022-22817
GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
PYSEC-2022-10
Summary PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
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
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22817.json
epss 0.02491 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02617 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
epss 0.02872 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/8531b01d6cdf0b70f256f93092caa2a5d91afc11
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/8531b01d6cdf0b70f256f93092caa2a5d91afc11
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
generic_textual CRITICAL https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
ssvc Track https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
generic_textual CRITICAL https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
ssvc Track https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
generic_textual CRITICAL https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22817.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-22817
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22815
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22816
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22817
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/8531b01d6cdf0b70f256f93092caa2a5d91afc11
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
2042527 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042527
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
RHSA-2022:0609 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0609
RHSA-2022:0643 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0643
RHSA-2022:0665 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0665
RHSA-2022:0667 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0667
RHSA-2022:0669 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0669
USN-5227-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5227-1/
USN-5227-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5227-2/
USN-5227-3 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5227-3/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-22817.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/8531b01d6cdf0b70f256f93092caa2a5d91afc11
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-10-15T17:36:26Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.8477
EPSS Score 0.02491
Published At Sept. 25, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:19:18.322605+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml 37.0.0