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MEDIUM

CVE-2022-38750

CVSS v3

5.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

1.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-17

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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

  • org.yaml:snakeyamlMavenall versions · fixed in 1.31

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-38750 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed · 41 known affected

    snakeyaml: Uncaught exception in org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.constructObject

    jenkins-2-plugins.src as a component of OpenShift Developer Tools and Services · snakeyaml as a component of Red Hat A-MQ Online · snakeyaml as a component of Red Hat Decision Manager 7

  • RHSA-2023:3641 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.18.3 Patch 2 release

  • RHSA-2023:2097 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.13 Release

  • RHSA-2023:2100 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.20.1 security update

  • RHSA-2023:1043 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 7

  • RHSA-2023:1049 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update

6 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.

Technical details

Published
2022-09-05

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38750?

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.

Is CVE-2022-38750 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-38750 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-17, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-38750?

CVE-2022-38750 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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