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CVE-2022-2414

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-07-29
  • WeaknessCWE-611

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Description

Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-07-2919:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-2414?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-2414?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Dogtagpki
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.5= 10.5.18no fix published
10.7= 10.7.4no fix published
10.8= 10.8.3no fix published
10.11= 10.11.2no fix published
10.12= 10.12.4no fix published
11.0= 11.0.5no fix published
11.1= 11.1.0no fix published

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

  • apache-commons-collectionsRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:3.2.2-10.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990
  • apache-commons-collectionsRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:3.2.2-10.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d
  • apache-commons-langRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:2.6-21.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990
  • apache-commons-langRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:2.6-21.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d
  • apache-commons-netRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:3.6-3.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990
  • apache-commons-netRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:3.6-3.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d
  • bea-staxRocky Linux:8all versions · fixed in 0:1.2.0-16.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990
  • dogtag-pkiUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

74 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-2414 Red Hat Product Security355 products fixed · 14 known affected

    pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE

    pki-core as a component of Red Hat Certificate System 10 · pki-ca as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · pki-common as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +11 more

  • RHSA-2023:3394 Red Hat Product Security54 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-core:10.6 security update

  • RHSA-2023:1966 Red Hat Product Security54 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-core:10.6 security update

  • RHSA-2023:1747 Red Hat Product Security79 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-core:10.6 security update

  • RHSA-2022:8915 Red Hat Product Security5 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 security update

  • RHSA-2022:8799 Red Hat Product Security56 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-core security update

2 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3394 · 54 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3394 · 54 productsThere is no known mitigation for this issue, please update the affected package as soon as possible.
  3. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-2414 · 1 productAffected
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-2414 · 13 productsOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedsuperhac/CVE-2022-2414-POCamitlttwo/CVE-2022-2414-Proof-Of-Conceptsatyasai1460/CVE-2022-2414geniuszly/CVE-2022-2414
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2023-10-14
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-611known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score85.4 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept4read 2026-11-02
  • ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-07-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2414?

Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

Is CVE-2022-2414 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-2414 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 85.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2414?

CVE-2022-2414 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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