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CVE-2022-25644

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-25644 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting all versions of the @pendo324/get-process-by-name package, stemming from improper sanitization within the getProcessByName function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:get-process-by-name_project:get-process-by-name:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-qhxv-296x-hjv7critical

@pendo324/get-process-by-name are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

Aug 29, 2022

References

github.com / pendo324/get-process-by-name-js/blob/34e8a279a94fa23acb13e302e9516ab1ea8d8731/index.js%23L27-L28
Broken Link
security.snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-PENDO324GETPROCESSBYNAME-2419094
ExploitThird Party Advisory