CVE-2022-24818
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2022-04-13
- Fixed in26.4 · 25.6 · 24.6
- WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-917
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Description
GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. The GeoTools library has a number of data sources that can perform unchecked JNDI lookups, which in turn can be used to perform class deserialization and result in arbitrary code execution. Similar to the Log4J case, the vulnerability can be triggered if the JNDI names are user-provided, but requires admin-level login to be triggered. The lookups are now restricted in GeoTools 26.4, GeoTools 25.6, and GeoTools 24.6. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any downstream application should not allow usage of remotely provided JNDI strings.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-04-1321:15CVE publishedNVD
- 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-24818?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-24818?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.x | ≥ 26.0, < 26.4 | 26.4 | NVD |
| 25.x | ≥ 25.0, < 25.6 | 25.6 | NVD |
| 24.6 | < 24.6 | 24.6 | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- Update Geotools to 26.4 · 25.6 · 24.6
Advisories and patches
- github.comPatch
Detection
read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
Sources
- CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-23
- OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
- CNACVSS 3.18.2read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-917read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.4 %2026-10-22
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2022-04-13
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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