In PHP versions 7.4.x below 7.4.30, 8.0.x below 8.0.20, and 8.1.x below 8.1.7, when pdo_mysql extension with mysqlnd driver, if the third party is allowed to supply host to connect to and the password for the connection, password of excessive length can trigger a buffer overflow in PHP, which can lead to a remote code execution vulnerability.
CVE-2022-31626
Score elevated to 8.9 because EPSS predicts 58% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.0% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.9(high)
- EG Risk
- 68(Track)EG Risk 68/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity89% × 45%Exploitation58% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 58%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 16, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- security@phphttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81719
- security@phphttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00030.html
- security@phphttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3T4MMEEZYYAEHPQMZDFN44PHORJWJFZQ/
- security@phphttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTZQKRGEYJT5UB4FGG3MOE72SQUHSL4/
- security@phphttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-20
- security@phphttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0005/
- security@phphttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5179
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81719
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00030.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3T4MMEEZYYAEHPQMZDFN44PHORJWJFZQ/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTZQKRGEYJT5UB4FGG3MOE72SQUHSL4/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-20
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0005/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5179
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-31626(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php8.1-snmp (8.1.2-1ubuntu2.1) @ jammy | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | php7.0-snmp (7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm4) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | php-0:8.0.13-2.el9_0 | 2022-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-php73-php-0:7.3.33-1.el7 | 2022-07-04 | redhat |
| redhat | php:8.0-8060020220622070726.5caa48ff | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php:7.4-8060020220622080643.5caa48ff | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php:7.4-8040020220622090235.d7c09045 | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
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
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php7.3 | 7.3.10-1 ... 7.3.9-1~deb10u1 (16 versions) | 7.3.31-1~deb10u2 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php7.4 | 7.4.21-1+deb11u1, 7.4.25-1+deb11u1, 7.4.26-1, 7.4.28-1+deb11u1 | 7.4.30-1+deb11u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
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.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-316262025-10-02
mysqlnd/pdo password buffer overflow
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5467IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5467 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5468IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5468 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5471IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5471 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5904IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5904 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5479-1MEDIUM
PHP vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5479-2MEDIUM
PHP vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 25× 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.
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- 2026-09-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Open source ↗GitHub PoCamitlttwo/CVE-2022-31626First seen Dec 6, 2022
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Same vendor
10 shownredhat
- CVE-2001-0825EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2001-0554EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-0414EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
- CVE-2001-0191EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2001-0301EG 10.0EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2001-0197EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0233EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0010EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-0011EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2001-0013EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-120
- CVE-2010-10016EG 10.0CRITICAL
- CVE-2012-10035EG 10.0CRITICAL
- CVE-2011-4862EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
- CVE-2008-3496EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2007-1770EG 10.0EPSS p97HIGH
- CVE-2002-1337EG 10.0EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2001-0554EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-0191EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-1999-1237EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-1999-0385EG 10.0EPSS p97HIGH
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