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CVE-2022-21797

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-26
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

The package joblib from 0 and before 1.2.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the pre_dispatch flag in Parallel() class due to the eval() statement.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-2605:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP · OSV
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
36.x= 36no fix published
37.x= 37no fix published
Joblib project joblib
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2< 1.2.01.2.0
1.1< 1.1.11.1.1
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As snyk, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • joblib
    Affected
    • = 0no fix statedcustom
    • < 1.2.0fixed in 1.2.0custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-01-02

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • joblibUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • joblibUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • joblibUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • joblibUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • joblibUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • joblibDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.2.0-1
  • joblibDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.2.0-1
  • joblibDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1.2.0-1

18 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-21797 Red Hat Product Security

    joblib: Arbitrary Code Execution in joblib

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6hrg-qmvc-2xh8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21797?

The package joblib from 0 and before 1.2.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the pre_dispatch flag in Parallel() class due to the eval() statement.

Is CVE-2022-21797 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-21797, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21797?

CVE-2022-21797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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