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CVE-2022-25139

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  • Published2022-02-14
  • Fixed in0.7.2
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

njs through 0.7.0, used in NGINX, was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free in njs_await_fulfilled.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-1422:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
F5 njs
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.7< 0.7.20.7.2

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

  • nginxCleanStartall versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.23all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.22all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.21all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.20all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.19all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2
  • nginxAlpine:v3.18all versions · fixed in 1.20.2-r2

13 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update F5 njs to 0.7.2

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
2022-02-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7f37-mh9r-45hr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25139?

njs through 0.7.0, used in NGINX, was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free in njs_await_fulfilled.

Is CVE-2022-25139 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25139 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25139?

CVE-2022-25139 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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