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CVE-2022-37290

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-37290 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in GNOME Nautilus versions up to 42.2, specifically affecting Fedora and GNOME Nautilus products. This flaw allows an application crash (denial of service) when a specially crafted ZIP archive is pasted. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with no user interaction needed, leading to high availability impact. 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
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:nautilus:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
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
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: nautilus
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nautilus
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: nautilus

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-37290Low

nautilus: NULL pointer dereference via pasting crafted zip file

Nov 16, 2022

References

gitlab.gnome.org / GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/2376
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
gitlab.gnome.org / GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_requests/1001
Patch
gitlab.gnome.org / GNOME/nautilus/-/tree/master
Product
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PX5CVF4FAHFA6UNKHFBBLOP2NUMIQJAY
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYPDZ7LBBUVU3WFK7DCGDFGK2GXTKGT5