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CVE-2022-31471

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-31471 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting untangle versions 1.2.0 and earlier, a Python library for converting XML to Python objects. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read local files due to improper restriction of XML external entity references. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for data exfiltration remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:untangle_project:untangle:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0160 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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 (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: untangleFixed in: 1.2.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-f83q-2cp7-qrjghigh

untangle vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Aug 6, 2022

References

github.com / stchris/untangle
ProductThird Party Advisory
github.com / stchris/untangle/releases/tag/1.2.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN30454777
Third Party Advisory