CVE-2022-48565: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-48565 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8Timeline
- 22-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- 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
EPSS trend
Probability
5.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.17 pp
From 5.07% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.python.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu7 products
- python2.7< 2.7.18-1~20.04.7 | < 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5 | < 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm16 | < 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm6 | < 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm1
- python3.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- python3.5< 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1 | < 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm9
- python3.6< 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2
- python3.7< 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
Debian2 products
- pypy3< 7.3.5+dfsg-2
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Python1 product
- python< 3.6.13 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.10 | ≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.7 | ≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.1
3 vendors · 10 products
References
16 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory