CVE-2022-35649
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.7% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to improper input validation when parsing PostScript code. An omitted execution parameter results in a remote code execution risk for sites running GhostScript versions older than 9.50. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.66% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-07-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| moodle | moodle |
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V/
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V/
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
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