CVE-2022-29256 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting the sharp Node.js image processing library prior to version 0.30.5. It allows for arbitrary command injection during npm install if an attacker can manipulate the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable in the build environment. The CVSS score is 6.7, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high privileges and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.30.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sharp_project:sharp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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