File Type
Vendor:
First CVE: Jul 21, 2022 · Active for 4 years
3
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 68% of tracked products
1.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
5.4
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 13% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact File Type over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jul 21, 2022
4 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Mar 16, 2026
134 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
File Type3 CVEs
100%
All CVEs353,240 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
Medium
Attack Vector
Local1 (33.3%)
Network2 (66.7%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low3 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (66.7%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required1 (33.3%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None3 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-36313MEDIUM An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infin | Jul 21, 2022 | 5.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-31808MEDIUM file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. Prior to 21.3.1, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASF (WMV/WMA) file type detection parser. When parsing | Mar 10, 2026 | 5.3 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-32630MEDIUM file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. From 20.0.0 to 21.3.1, a crafted ZIP file can trigger excessive memory growth during type detection in file-type when us | Mar 16, 2026 | 5.3 | 18 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For File Type
Top CWEs
Versions
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