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Vulnerability details: VCID-yaas-j3qk-kfdg
Vulnerability ID VCID-yaas-j3qk-kfdg
Aliases CVE-2022-42916
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in curl, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-42916.json
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00093 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00121 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
epss 0.00121 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
cvssv3.1 Medium https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
ssvc Track https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2/
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76/
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK/
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0010/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0010/
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/1
ssvc Track http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/1
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-42916.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-42916
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42916
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://hackerone.com/reports/1730660
1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/1
19 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
20 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
2135416 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2135416
37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2/
GLSA-202212-01 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
HT213604 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
HT213605 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76/
ntap-20221209-0010 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0010/
Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK/
RHSA-2022:8840 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8840
RHSA-2022:8841 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8841
USN-5702-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5702-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-42916.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2022-42916.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37YEVVC6NAF6H7UHH6YAUY5QEVY6LIH2/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVU3IMZCKR4VE6KJ4GCWRL2ILLC6OV76/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q27V5YYMXUVI6PRZQVECON32XPVWTKDK/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0010/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0010/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/1
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-20T16:06:47Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.25934
EPSS Score 0.00093
Published At April 7, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:03:24.202194+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01 38.0.0