CVE-2022-36261

Exp

An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability was discovered in taocms 3.0.2, that allows attacker to delete file in server when request url admin.php?action=file&ctrl=del&path=/../../../test.txt

Published: 2022-08-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-36261 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-36261

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36261

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 2026-02-16 0.84% 0.89% +0.05%
2 2025-11-21 1.14% 0.84% -0.30%
3 2025-11-18 1.14%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36261

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful 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.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36261

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36261

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
taogogo taocms 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:taogogo:taocms:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-36261

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