A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
CVE-2022-4996
MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 40%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 19, 2026
Last Modified
August 20, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
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https://huntr.com/bounties/5a5092df-1699-4497-a8b2-38318bce0c4eVendor Advisories for CVE-2022-4996(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× 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.
- 2026-08-20 22:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 00:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
- 2026-08-19 23:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 23:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2022-4996?
CVE-2022-4996 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. A flaw has been found in mruby 3.1.0. Affected is the function udiv of the file bigint.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to floating point comparison with incorrect operator. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is best practice to…
When was CVE-2022-4996 disclosed?
CVE-2022-4996 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-4996 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-4996 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-4996?
CVE-2022-4996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-4996?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-4996, 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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