CVE-2022-1292

HIGHNVD 7.39.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 2.5.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 83%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script. Use of the c_rehash script is considered obsolete and should be replaced by the OpenSSL rehash command line tool. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.3 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1o (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1n). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2ze (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zd).

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 3, 2022

Last Modified

August 13, 2025

References (29)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-1292(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(12)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntunodejs-doc (12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulibssl1.0.0 (1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm3) @ xenial2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulibssl3 (3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntuopenssl (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm10) @ trusty2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntuqemu-efi-arm (2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.3) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
redhatpuppet-agent-0:7.26.0-3.el8sat2023-11-08redhat
redhatpuppet-agent-0:7.26.0-3.el9sat2023-10-20redhat
redhatopenssl2022-12-12redhat
redhatjws5-tomcat-native-0:1.2.31-11.redhat_11.el9jws2022-12-12redhat
redhatjbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.1.1k-13.el7jbcs2022-12-08redhat
redhatopenssl-1:3.0.1-41.el9_02022-08-30redhat
redhatopenssl-1:1.1.1k-7.el8_62022-08-03redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-06-29 11:32 UTCOSV refresh
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  20. 2026-06-12 02:57 UTCOSV refresh
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  24. 2026-05-25 22:54 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-05-25 22:54 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-05-25 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (5 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCund3sc0n0c1d0/CVE-2022-1292
    First seen Sep 13, 2022

    Automation to validate the impact of the vulnerability CVE-2022-1292 on a specific system.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCgreek0x0/CVE-2022-1292
    First seen Sep 1, 2022

    OpenSSL

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCalcaparra/CVE-2022-1292
    First seen May 30, 2022

    CVE-2022-1292 OpenSSL c_rehash Vulnerability - POC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCrama291041610/CVE-2022-1292
    First seen May 30, 2022

    CVE-2022-1292 OpenSSL c_rehash Vulnerability

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCli8u99/CVE-2022-1292
    First seen May 24, 2022

    CVE-2022-1292

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-1292?
CVE-2022-1292 is a high vulnerability published on May 3, 2022. The crehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the…
When was CVE-2022-1292 disclosed?
CVE-2022-1292 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 3, 2022, with the most recent update on August 13, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-1292 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-1292 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1292?
CVE-2022-1292 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-1292?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-1292, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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