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Vulnerability details: VCID-9due-xke8-vqgt
Vulnerability ID VCID-9due-xke8-vqgt
Aliases BIT-pillow-2022-24303
CVE-2022-24303
GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
GMS-2022-348
PYSEC-2022-168
Summary Pillow before 9.0.1 allows attackers to delete files because spaces in temporary pathnames are mishandled.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.2
Risk 4.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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
CWE-1173 Improper Use of Validation Framework
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.4 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-24303.json
epss 0.00245 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00245 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00245 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00498 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00498 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00528 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
epss 0.00563 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/e8ab5640774716c5486d3cb05167f74f742ad6ef/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L1172
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/e8ab5640774716c5486d3cb05167f74f742ad6ef/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L1172
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/10c4f75aaa383bd9671e923e3b91d391ea12d781
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/10c4f75aaa383bd9671e923e3b91d391ea12d781
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/143032103c9f2d55a0a7960bd3e630cb72549e8a
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/143032103c9f2d55a0a7960bd3e630cb72549e8a
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/427221ef5f19157001bf8b1ad7cfe0b905ca8c26
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/427221ef5f19157001bf8b1ad7cfe0b905ca8c26
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/3450
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/3450
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6010
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6010
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP
cvssv2 6.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
generic_textual HIGH https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
cvssv3.1 9.1 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
generic_textual HIGH https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-24303.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-24303
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24303
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/e8ab5640774716c5486d3cb05167f74f742ad6ef/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L1172
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/10c4f75aaa383bd9671e923e3b91d391ea12d781
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/143032103c9f2d55a0a7960bd3e630cb72549e8a
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/427221ef5f19157001bf8b1ad7cfe0b905ca8c26
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/3450
https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6010
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
2052682 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2052682
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:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
USN-5777-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5777-1/
USN-USN-5777-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5777-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-24303.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:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/e8ab5640774716c5486d3cb05167f74f742ad6ef/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L1172
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/10c4f75aaa383bd9671e923e3b91d391ea12d781
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/143032103c9f2d55a0a7960bd3e630cb72549e8a
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/427221ef5f19157001bf8b1ad7cfe0b905ca8c26
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/3450
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6010
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP
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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.4797
EPSS Score 0.00245
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:20:26.171366+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml 37.0.0