9.8

CVE-2022-48565: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48565USN-6354-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48565
Published 22-08-2023Last modified 03-10-2024

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.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.23%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-10-2024
    Last 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

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

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.python.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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
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

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