CVE-2022-40082
HighPublic PoC
Published: 28 September 2022
Published
28 September 2022
Modified
21 May 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0039
60.6th percentile
Risk Priority
15
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-40082 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Cloudwego Hertz. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 39.4% 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-6778
Vulnerability details
Hertz v0.3.0 ws discovered to contain a path traversal vulnerability via the normalizePath function.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
cloudwego
hertz
0.3.0
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-22
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.