CVE-2022-45025

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the PDF file import function.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 97.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 7, 2022

Last Modified

April 23, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 25, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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[Vulnerability] Code exection via markdown preview · Issue #639 · shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced · GitHub

https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/issues/639

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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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.

GitHub PoCyuriisanin/CVE-2022-45025
First seen Dec 9, 2022
[PoC] Command injection via PDF import in Markdown Preview Enhanced (VSCode, Atom)
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-45025?

CVE-2022-45025 is a critical vulnerability published on December 7, 2022. Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the PDF file import function.

When was CVE-2022-45025 disclosed?

CVE-2022-45025 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 7, 2022, with the most recent update on April 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-45025 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-45025 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-45025?

CVE-2022-45025 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-45025?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-45025, 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-2022-45025

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