File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: "File" is the name of an Open Source project.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-48554 is rated Exploit Available (53.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.02% | 0.66% | +0.63% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.08% | 0.02% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
|
— | CVE-2022-48554: 1 source package rows (file); 10 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 10. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-48554 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2022-48554 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (file), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-48554 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2022-48554: 1 GLSA(s) (202409-06), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/file); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-48554 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48554 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2022-48554 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (file), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48554 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| file_project | file | 5.41 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |