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CVE-2022-25765

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-09
  • Fixed in0.8.7.2

Am I affected?

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Description

The package pdfkit from 0.0.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-0905:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
pdfkit
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.8< 0.8.7.20.8.7.2
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
35.x= 35no fix published
36.x= 36no fix published
37.x= 37no fix published
Pdfkit project pdfkit
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.0+≥ 0.0.0no 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.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-25765 Red Hat Product Security

    rubygem-pdfkit: pdfkit are vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized.

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update pdfkit to 0.8.7.2

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
10 repositories, unverifiedPurpleWaveIO/CVE-2022-25765-pdfkit-Exploit-Reverse-ShellWai-Yan-Kyaw/PDFKitExploitLordRNA/CVE-2022-25765shamo0/PDFkit-CMD-Injectionnikn0laty/PDFkit-CMD-Injection-CVE-2022-25765
PoC-in-GitHub
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
2022-09-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rhwx-hjx2-x4qr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25765?

The package pdfkit from 0.0.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized.

Is CVE-2022-25765 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25765 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 42.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25765?

CVE-2022-25765 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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