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CVE-2022-21676

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21676 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Engine.IO versions 4.0.0 and later, including dependent packages like Socket.IO. A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception, crashing the Node.js server. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 6.0.0, < 6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0276 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: engine.ioFixed in: 4.1.2
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: engine.ioFixed in: 5.2.1
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: engine.ioFixed in: 6.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-273r-mgr4-v34fhigh

Uncaught Exception in engine.io

Jan 13, 2022

References

github.com / socketio/engine.io/commit/66f889fc1d966bf5bfa0de1939069153643874ab
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/commit/a70800d7e96da32f6e6622804ef659ebc58659db
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/commit/c0e194d44933bd83bf9a4b126fca68ba7bf5098c
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/releases/tag/4.1.2
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/releases/tag/5.2.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/releases/tag/6.1.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-273r-mgr4-v34f
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220209-0002
Third Party Advisory