Exuberant Ctags is a source-code indexing utility used by developers and editors to parse programming languages and generate symbol tags for navigation and analysis. The sparse vulnerability history centers on the core ctags product and reflects input-handling issues in command-line parsing, particularly OS command injection in contexts where user-supplied input influences system calls. Current exploitation activity, severity distribution, and exposure metrics are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Exuberant Ctags Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-4515HIGH A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the co | Dec 20, 2022 | 7.8 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
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