CVE-2022-36313

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

Published: 2022-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-36313

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-36313 is rated Low Risk (32.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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-2022-36313

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	0.17%	0.38%	+0.21%
2	2026-02-16	0.09%	0.17%	+0.08%
3	2025-06-19	—	0.09%	—

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36313

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	3.6	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36313

CWE-835 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-36313

GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-36313

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-36313

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36313

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
sindresorhus	file-type	< 16.5.4	cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type::::::node.js::*
sindresorhus	file-type	>= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3	cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type::::::node.js::*

References for CVE-2022-36313

URL	Tags
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0005/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/file-type	Product Third Party Advisory

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