CVE-2022-36040 | Rizin Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in pyc/marshal.c

Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from PYC(python) files. A user opening a malicious PYC file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 68948017423a12786704e54227b8b2f918c2fd27 contains a patch.

Published: 2022-09-06 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-36040 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36040

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 2026-06-17 0.29% 0.36% +0.07%
2 2026-03-31 0.05% 0.29% +0.24%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36040

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36040

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-36040

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2022-36040: 1 GLSA(s) (202209-06), 1 atom(s) (dev-util/rizin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-36040

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36040

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rizin rizin <= 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:rizin:rizin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-36040

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