OS command injection in semver-tags
Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
All versions of the package semver-tags are vulnerable to Command Injection via the getGitTagsRemote function due to improper input sanitization.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01078 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | semver-tags | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | semver-tags (npm) | up to 0.4.10 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-8h3g-hcwp-6hxq |
- semver-tags Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- semver-tags (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.4.10 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-8h3g-hcwp-6hxq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:semver-tags_project:semver-tags:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Semver-tags Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:semver-tags_project:semver-tags:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Semver-tags Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Discovery 1
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h3g-hcwp-6hxq
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-25853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-25853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h3g-hcwp-6hxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-25853 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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