Is CVE-2022-42969 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42969 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42969?

CVE-2022-42969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42969?

CVE-2022-42969 has an EPSS score of 1.55% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2022-42969?

No published fix for CVE-2022-42969 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42969

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The py library through 1.11.0 for Python allows remote attackers to conduct a ReDoS (Regular expression Denial of Service) attack via a Subversion repository with crafted info data, because the InfoSvnCommand argument is mishandled. Note: This has been disputed by multiple third parties as not being reproduceable and they argue this is not a valid vulnerability.

CWE-1333

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

news.ycombinator.com

Product2

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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 2025-05-14.