CVE-2022-4883

A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.

Published: 2023-02-07 Last update: 2025-03-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-4883 is rated Moderate Risk (49/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4883

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 2025-11-21 0.57% 0.19% -0.38%
2 2025-11-18 0.22% 0.57% +0.35%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-4883

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: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.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: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.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-4883

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-4883

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-4883: 1 source package rows (libxpm); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-4883
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-4883 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxpm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4883
gentoo normal CVE-2022-4883: 1 GLSA(s) (202408-03), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/libXpm); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-4883
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4883
suse high CVE-2022-4883 severity important: SUSE including 261 source package names (1.1.0-1.1:libXpm4-3.5.12-150000.3.7.2, 1.21-14.14:libXpm4-3.5.12-150000.3.7.2, …), 474 product×package rows across 164 product lines (Container private-registry/harbor-nginx, Container private-registry/harbor-portal, … (164 product lines)): Fixed 243, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4883/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-4883 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libxpm, motif), 26 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, released 7, ignored 5, not-affected 5, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4883

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-4883

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org libxpm < 3.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-4883

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