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HIGH

CVE-2022-1537

CVSS v3

7

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Packages

  • gruntnpmall versions · fixed in 1.5.3

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-1537 Red Hat Product Security6 known affected

    gruntjs: race condition leading to arbitrary file write

    servicemesh-grafana as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · servicemesh-grafana-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · servicemesh-grafana.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0

Full record on NVD

Description

file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root.

Technical details

Published
2022-05-10

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1537?

file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root.

Is CVE-2022-1537 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-1537 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1537?

CVE-2022-1537 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7 (HIGH severity).

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