CVE-2022-27903

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the configuration parser of Eve-NG Professional through 4.0.1-65 and Eve-NG Community through 2.0.3-112 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute commands as root by editing virtualization command parameters of imported UNL files.

Published: 2022-05-04 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-27903 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-27903

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.83% 2.46% -3.37%
2 2025-11-21 6.48% 5.83% -0.65%
3 2025-11-18 6.48%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-27903

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-27903

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-27903

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eve-ng eve-ng <= 2.0.3-112 cpe:2.3:a:eve-ng:eve-ng:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
eve-ng eve-ng <= 4.0.1-65 cpe:2.3:a:eve-ng:eve-ng:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-27903

URL Tags
https://www.eve-ng.net/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/documentation/release-notes/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence