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CVE-2022-22932: Path traversal flaws

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 86.1% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf 4.3.6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf 4.3.6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Apache Karaf obr:* commands and run goal on the karaf-maven-plugin have partial path traversal which allows to break out of expected folder. The risk is low as obr:* commands are not very used and the entry is set by user. This has been fixed in revision: https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=36a2bc4 https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=52b70cf Mitigation: Apache Karaf users should upgrade to 4.2.15 or 4.3.6 or later as soon as possible, or use correct path. JIRA Tickets: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-7326

MediumCVSS 5.3 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available

GHSA-544x-2jx9-4pfg

Published: Jan 26, 2022
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 2.7% · 86th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 2.7%

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Vendor	Product	CPE
apache	karaf	cpe:2.3:a:apache:karaf

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

apache karafbefore 4.2.15
apache karaf4.3.0 and later · before 4.3.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf
- Apache Karaf and later · before 4.2.15affectedfixed in 4.3.6

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Maven	org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf	from 4.3.0 · before 4.3.6	4.3.6
Maven	org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf	before 4.2.15	4.2.15

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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CVE-2022-40145Apache Karaf: JDBC JAAS LDAP injection
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CVE-2026-91048Apache Karaf: Missing authorization on the jdbc:* shell command scope allows privilege escalation to remote code execution via jdbc:ds-create
39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2020-11980Jun 12, 2020 · In Karaf, JMX authentication takes place using JAAS and authorization takes place using ACL files.
26Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2021-41766Jan 26, 2022 · Insecure Java Deserialization in Apache Karaf
33Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-90979Sep 28, 2026 · Apache Karaf: LDAP filter injection in JAAS LDAP login modules
29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf	4.3.6	Vendor (CNA)
Maven:org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf	4.2.15	Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf	4.3.6	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2025-08-19

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedJan 26, 2022
First PoCAug 19, 2025+1301 d
TodayOct 26, 2026+1734 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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GHSL team member Jaroslav Lobacevski

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: low · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: Low
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

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References

karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2022-22932.txt

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