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CVE-2022-4493

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-4493 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting the scifio library, specifically within the downloadAndUnpackResource function of its ZIP File Handler component. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely manipulate file paths during archive extraction. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2022-07-29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:scif:scifio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.scif:scifioFixed in: 0.43.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-cmwm-45mj-mpg3critical

SCIFIO vulnerable to Path Traversal

Dec 14, 2022

References

github.com / scifio/scifio/commit/fcb0dbca0ec72b22fe0c9ddc8abc9cb188a0ff31
PatchThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory