CVE-2022-44544

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before 22.10.0 potentially allow a PDF export to trigger a remote shell if the site is running on Ubuntu and the flag -dSAFER is not set with Ghostscript.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 68.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 6, 2022

Last Modified

May 2, 2025

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1979575
cve@mitrehttps://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1979575
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9198

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× 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-2022-44544?

CVE-2022-44544 is a critical vulnerability published on November 6, 2022. Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before 22.10.0 potentially allow a PDF export to trigger a remote shell if the site is running on Ubuntu and the flag -dSAFER is not set with Ghostscript.

When was CVE-2022-44544 disclosed?

CVE-2022-44544 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 6, 2022, with the most recent update on May 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-44544 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-44544 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 68.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44544?

CVE-2022-44544 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-44544?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-44544, 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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What is CVE-2022-44544?

When was CVE-2022-44544 disclosed?

Is CVE-2022-44544 actively exploited?

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44544?

CVE-2022-44544 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-44544?

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