CVE-2022-45025

Exp

Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the PDF file import function.

Published: 2022-12-07 Last update: 2025-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-45025 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.79%, 97th percentile). 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-2022-45025

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-45025

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 42.55% 41.79% -0.76%
2 2026-03-13 56.18% 42.55% -13.63%
3 2026-02-15 56.18%

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-45025

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: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.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-45025

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-45025

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
markdown_preview_enhanced_project markdown_preview_enhanced 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:atom:*:*
markdown_preview_enhanced_project markdown_preview_enhanced 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:*
markdown_preview_enhanced_project markdown_preview_enhanced 0.19.6 cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:atom:*:*
markdown_preview_enhanced_project markdown_preview_enhanced 0.19.6 cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:*

References for CVE-2022-45025

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