CVE-2022-42890 | Apache Batik prior to 1.16 allows RCE via scripting

A vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to run Java code from untrusted SVG via JavaScript. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics prior to 1.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.16.

Published: 2022-10-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-42890 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). EPSS rose +1.79% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42890

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 0.53% 2.32% +1.79%
2 2026-05-11 0.39% 0.53% +0.14%
3 2026-04-03 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42890

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42890

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-42890

GHSA-rwqr-m72q-v6cm · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Untrusted code execution in Apache XML Graphics Batik

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-42890

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-42890 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (batik), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42890
gentoo normal CVE-2022-42890: 1 GLSA(s) (202401-11), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/batik); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-42890
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42890
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42890/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-42890 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (batik), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 6, ignored 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42890

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42890

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache batik >= 1.0, < 1.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:batik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42890

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