CVE-2022-21165

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

All versions of package font-converter are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to missing sanitization of input that potentially flows into the child_process.exec() function.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 86.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 29, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

report@snykhttps://github.com/zgec/node-js-font-converter/blob/master/index.js%23L12
report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FONTCONVERTER-2976194
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/zgec/node-js-font-converter/blob/master/index.js%23L12
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FONTCONVERTER-2976194

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	font-converter	—	ghsa

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.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
font-converter	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-77Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-21165?

CVE-2022-21165 is a critical vulnerability published on August 29, 2022. All versions of package font-converter are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to missing sanitization of input that potentially flows into the child_process.exec() function.

When was CVE-2022-21165 disclosed?

CVE-2022-21165 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-21165 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-21165 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-21165?

CVE-2022-21165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-21165?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-21165, 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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CVE-2022-21165

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