CVE-2022-25765
The package pdfkit from 0.0.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized.
- CVSS
- 7.3High
- Exploited in the wild
- Not knownPublic exploit code; not in CISA KEV
- EPSS
- 42.5%chance of exploitation in the next 30 daystop 2% of scored CVEsFIRST score of 11 Nov 2026
- Fix
- Not stated by the vendorno fixed release in the CVE record
- Published
- 9 Sept 2022analysed here 12 Nov 2026
Summary
Triage
- Exploitable
- At runtime
- Attack vector
- network
- Can a WAF block it?
- Partly. See why
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Vendor says fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pdfkit | < unspecifiedVendor says fixed in: not stated |
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
Products named in our analysis
- pdfkit_project:pdfkit
- fedoraproject:fedora
Fix and mitigation
WAF and other mitigations
Can a WAF block it? Partly. The bug can be reached over the network, so generic WAF rules may stop some attacks. Its weakness type is unknown, so we cannot be more precise.
Also consider: patch
Based on the weakness type only; no CVE-specific evidence yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.
Remediation steps (AI-written)
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Exploitation evidence
- CISA KEV catalog
- Not listed as of our last sync.
- Public exploit code
- Yes: 1 on Exploit-DB · 10 GitHub proofs of concept
Exploit-DB
- pdfkit v0.8.7.2 - Command Injectionlocal, 6 Apr 2023, verified by Exploit-DB
GitHub proofs of concept
- UNICORDev/exploit-CVE-2022-2576531 stars
- PurpleWaveIO/CVE-2022-25765-pdfkit-Exploit-Reverse-Shell20 stars
- shamo0/PDFkit-CMD-Injection16 stars
- nikn0laty/PDFkit-CMD-Injection-CVE-2022-2576510 stars
and 6 more repositories
Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.
Timeline
- 9 Sept 2022Published
- 4 Dec 2022First public exploit or proof of concept86 days (about 3 months) later
- 12 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com1,440 days (about 4 years) later
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | NetworkReachable over the internet or any routable network. | Reachable over the internet or any routable network. |
| Attack complexity | LowRepeatable attack, no special conditions. | Repeatable attack, no special conditions. |
| Privileges required | NoneThe attacker needs no prior access. | The attacker needs no prior access. |
| User interaction | NoneNo victim action needed. | No victim action needed. |
| Scope | UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component. | Impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality | LowPartial data disclosure. | Partial data disclosure. |
| Integrity | LowLimited modification possible. | Limited modification possible. |
| Availability | LowPartial degradation possible. | Partial degradation possible. |
Common questions
Is CVE-2022-25765 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2022-25765 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2022-25765?
CVE-2022-25765 is rated High with a CVSS score of 7.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-25765?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2022-25765, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2022-25765 affect?
CVE-2022-25765 affects pdfkit_project:pdfkit, fedoraproject:fedora. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
References
Where the data on this page comes from
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Exploit-DB: published exploits
- PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept
Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.
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