CVE-2022-40764

Exp

Snyk CLI before 1.996.0 allows arbitrary command execution, affecting Snyk IDE plugins and the snyk npm package. Exploitation could follow from the common practice of viewing untrusted files in the Visual Studio Code editor, for example. The original demonstration was with shell metacharacters in the vendor.json ignore field, affecting snyk-go-plugin before 1.19.1. This affects, for example, the Snyk TeamCity plugin (which does not update automatically) before 20220930.142957.

Published: 2022-10-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-40764

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-40764 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-40764

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40764

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	2026-06-02	3.38%	1.43%	-1.96%
2	2026-03-12	3.35%	3.38%	+0.04%
3	2026-01-12	—	3.35%	—

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40764

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:L/UI:N/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: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.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40764

CWE-78 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-40764

GHSA-hpqj-7cj6-hfj8 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Snyk CLI affected by Command Injection vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-40764

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40764

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40764

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
snyk	cli	< 1.996.0	cpe:2.3:a:snyk:cli::::::::
snyk	golang_cli	< 1.19.1	cpe:2.3:a:snyk:golang_cli::::::::

References for CVE-2022-40764

URL	Tags
https://github.com/snyk/cli/releases/tag/v1.996.0	Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/snyk/snyk-go-plugin/releases/tag/v1.19.1	Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.snyk.io/hc/en-us/articles/7015908293789-CVE-2022-40764-Command-Injection-vulnerability-affecting-Snyk-CLI-versions-prior-to-1-996-0	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.imperva.com/blog/how-scanning-your-projects-for-security-issues-can-lead-to-remote-code-execution/	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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