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CVE-2022-36313

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-36313 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Node.js file-type package versions before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3. A specially crafted MKV file can trigger an infinite loop in the file type detector, causing the application to become unresponsive. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 16.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 39th 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 (11)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: file-typeFixed in: 17.1.3
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: file-typeFixed in: 16.5.4
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Data Grid 8.4.1Fixed in: file-type
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Migration Toolkit for VirtualizationFixed in: migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-ui-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-docs-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesFixed in: devspaces/code-rhel8
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesFixed in: devspaces-theia-rhel8-container
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesFixed in: devspaces-theia-endpoint-rhel8-container
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: file-type

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55high

file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file

Jul 22, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-36313Moderate

file-type: a malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop

Jul 21, 2022

References

github.com / sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220909-0005
Third Party Advisory
npmjs.com / package/file-type
ProductThird Party Advisory