CVE-2022-48522

In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/79a7b254d85a10b65126ad99bf10e70480569d68/sv.c#L16336-L16345	Exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0008/
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/79a7b254d85a10b65126ad99bf10e70480569d68/sv.c#L16336-L16345	Exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0008/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.34.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html -

Information

Published : 2023-08-22 19:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-48522

Mitre link : CVE-2022-48522

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-48522

JSON object : View

Products Affected

perl

perl

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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