Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-1650

HighPublic PoC

Published: 12 May 2022

Published
12 May 2022
Modified
24 February 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0167 82.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-1650 is a high-severity Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer (CWE-212) vulnerability in Eventsource Eventsource. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 17.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository eventsource/eventsource prior to v2.0.2.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

eventsource
eventsource
≤ 1.1.1 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.2
debian
debian linux
10.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-212

Eradication of spilled information from contaminated systems mitigates the effects of improper removal of sensitive data before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control requires verified removal of sensitive data before media is made available at a reduced classification level, directly addressing improper removal prior to storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Explicit procedures to delete inaccurate or outdated PII directly mitigate improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Retention policies enforce removal or sanitization of sensitive data before storage or transfer per regulatory requirements.

addresses: CWE-212

The explicit requirement to delete inaccurate/outdated PII implements proper removal of sensitive information before further storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control implements proper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer of datasets.

addresses: CWE-212

The generate-on-demand-and-delete requirement enforces removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer, preventing improper retention.

addresses: CWE-212

Requires explicit removal of sensitive information prior to component transfer or disposal, reducing exposure from retained data.

References