CVE-2022-40929

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. NOTE: this is disputed because the issues/4929 report is about an intended and supported use case (running arbitrary Bash scripts on behalf of users).

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 79.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 28, 2022

Last Modified

May 21, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/xuxueli/xxl-job/issues/2979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/xuxueli/xxl-job/issues/2979

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
maven	com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core	—	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)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core	1.4.1 ... 2.2.0 (24 versions)	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-40929?

CVE-2022-40929 is a critical vulnerability published on September 28, 2022. XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. NOTE: this is disputed because the issues/4929 report is about an intended and supported use case (running arbitrary Bash scripts on behalf of users).

When was CVE-2022-40929 disclosed?

CVE-2022-40929 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 28, 2022, with the most recent update on May 21, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-40929 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-40929 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40929?

CVE-2022-40929 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-40929?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-40929, 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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