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CVE-2022-25313

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-02-18
  • WeaknessCWE-674

Am I affected?

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Description

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-1805:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
34.x= 34no fix published
35.x= 35no fix published
Oracle http server
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2= 12.2.1.3.0no fix published
12.2= 12.2.1.4.0no fix published

3 more products in the sources.

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

  • expatAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.2.10-12.el9_0.2and 1 other package
  • expatAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.2.5-8.el8_6.2and 1 other package
  • mingw32-expatAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.4.8-1.el8and 1 other package

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedShaikUsaf/external_expact_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-25313Trinadh465/external_expat-2.1.0_CVE-2022-25313
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-05-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.16.52025-05-30
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-6742025-05-30
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-674read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.3 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-02-18
Last Modified
2026-10-14
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25313?

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element.

Is CVE-2022-25313 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25313 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25313?

CVE-2022-25313 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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