Is CVE-2022-23596 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-23596 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-23596?

CVE-2022-23596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-23596?

CVE-2022-23596 has an EPSS score of 1.63% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23596?

Upgrade junrar to 7.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-23596

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Junrar is an open source java RAR archive library. In affected versions A carefully crafted RAR archive can trigger an infinite loop while extracting said archive. The impact depends solely on how the application uses the library, and whether files can be provided by malignant users. The problem is patched in 7.4.1. There are no known workarounds and users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

junrarNVD

Affected:< 7.4.1Fixed in:7.4.1CVE-2022-23596derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	63%	KEV	-

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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 2025-05-05.