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CVE-2022-26336

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-26336 is an Out of Memory vulnerability in Apache POI's poi-scratchpad component, specifically within its HMEF package used for parsing TNEF files (Microsoft Outlook/Exchange). This flaw affects versions 5.2.0 and prior of poi-scratchpad, as well as products like Apache Active IQ Unified Manager and NetApp POI. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0152 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.poi:poi-scratchpadFixed in: 5.2.1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.11Fixed in: poi-scratchpad
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShiftFixed in: poi-scratchpad
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat build of QuarkusFixed in: poi-scratchpad
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: poi-scratchpad
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1Fixed in: poi-scratchpad

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-mqvp-7rrg-9jxcmedium

Improper Input Validation and Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in poi-scratchpad

Mar 5, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-26336Low

poi-scratchpad: A carefully crafted TNEF file can cause an out of memory exception

Mar 4, 2022

References

lists.apache.org / thread/sprg0kq986pc2271dc3v2oxb1f9qx09j
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20221028-0006
Third Party Advisory