CVE-2022-22817: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22817 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 6Timeline
- 07-01-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 6 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.25 pp
From 3.33% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- pillow< 9.0.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Ubuntu2 products
- pillow< 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8 | < 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6
- pillow-python2All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- py3-pillow< 8.4.0-r3 | < 9.0.1-r0
PyPI1 product
- pillow< 9.0.1 | < 9.0.0
Python1 product
- pillow< 9.0.1
5 vendors · 7 products
