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Vulnerability details: VCID-nkyd-wte8-zbc8
Vulnerability ID VCID-nkyd-wte8-zbc8
Aliases CVE-2022-29216
GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
Summary TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reasons as the maintainers had several test cases where numpy expressions were used as arguments. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is still not severe. The maintainers have now removed the `safe=False` argument, so all parsing is done without calling `eval`. The patch is available in versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.001 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-29216
epss 0.001 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-29216
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29216
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29216
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-29216
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29216
GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-22T15:43:15Z/ Found at https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29216
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.27334
EPSS Score 0.001
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-04T17:12:22.242618+00:00 Debian Importer Import https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/data/json 38.6.0