Is CVE-2022-21126 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-21126 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-21126?

CVE-2022-21126 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-21126?

CVE-2022-21126 has an EPSS score of 0.70% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21126?

Upgrade htsjdk to 3.0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-21126

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The package com.github.samtools:htsjdk before 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions due to the createTempDir() function in util/IOUtil.java not checking for the existence of the temporary directory before attempting to create it.

CWE-668

How to fix

Remediation Available

htsjdkNVD

Affected:< 3.0.1Fixed in:3.0.1CVE-2022-21126derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

security.snyk.io

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CVE-2022-39952	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2017-16603	High	8.8	54%	-	-
CVE-2024-25153	Critical	9.8	42%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-0215	Medium	5.3	36%	-	-
CVE-2022-25236	Critical	9.8	34%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.