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CVE-2022-25857

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  • Published2022-08-30
  • WeaknessCWE-776

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Description

The package org.yaml:snakeyaml from 0 and before 1.31 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due missing to nested depth limitation for collections.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-3005:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Snakeyaml project snakeyaml
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.31< 1.311.31

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

  • ansible-collection-redhat-satelliteRed Hat:satellite:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:3.9.0-2.el8sat
  • ansible-collection-redhat-satelliteRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:3.9.0-2.el8sat
  • ansible-collection-redhat-satellite_operationsRed Hat:satellite:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.3.0-2.el8sat
  • ansible-collection-redhat-satellite_operationsRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.3.0-2.el8sat
  • ansible-lintRed Hat:satellite:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:5.0.8-4.el8pc
  • ansible-lintRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:5.0.8-4.el8pc
  • ansible-runnerRed Hat:satellite:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:2.2.1-3.el8satand 1 other package
  • ansible-runnerRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.13::el8all versions · fixed in 0:2.2.1-3.el8sat

542 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-25857 Red Hat Product Security144 products fixed · 25 known affected

    snakeyaml: Denial of Service due to missing nested depth limitation for collections

    snakeyaml as a component of A-MQ Clients 2 · snakeyaml-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · snakeyaml.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · +22 more

  • RHSA-2025:4437 Red Hat Product Security54 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.13 security update

  • RHSA-2025:4226 Red Hat Product Security34 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.10 on RHEL 7 security update

  • RHSA-2024:0778 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Jenkins and Jenkins-2-plugins security update

  • RHSA-2024:0777 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

  • RHSA-2024:0776 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update

27 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:4437 · 54 productsBefore applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access…
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:0778 · 2 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:7697 · 1 productBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:7288 · 2 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:2097 · 3 productsFor Red Hat Satellite 6.13, see the following documentation for the release. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.13 The important instructions on how to upgrade are available below. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.13/html/upgrading_an…
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:0777 · 2 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.9/release_notes/ocp-4-9-r…

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

  • CNACVSS 3.17.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-776read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.9 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2022-09-09

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-08-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3mc7-4q67-w48m

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25857?

The package org.yaml:snakeyaml from 0 and before 1.31 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due missing to nested depth limitation for collections.

Is CVE-2022-25857 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25857 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25857?

CVE-2022-25857 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:N/I:N/A:H.

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