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CVE-2022-22817

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  • Published2022-01-10

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Description

PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-01-1014:12CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Python pillow
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0< 9.0.19.0.1
9.0< 9.0.09.0.0

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

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

  • python3-pillowAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 5.1.1-18.el8_5and 3 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

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
2022-01-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22817?

PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.

Is CVE-2022-22817 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-22817 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22817?

CVE-2022-22817 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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