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TI-2022-09431 Aliases CVE-2022-25867GHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw

NULL pointer dereference in io.socket:socket.io-client

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

The package io.socket:socket.io-client before 2.0.1 are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference when parsing a packet with with invalid payload format.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01652 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed io.socket:socket.io-client: 2.0.1io.socket:socket.io-client (Maven): 2.0.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—io.socket:socket.io-clientbefore 2.0.12.0.1Patch availableCNA
—io.socket:socket.io-client (Maven)before 2.0.12.0.1Patch availableGHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw
  • io.socket:socket.io-client Vendor— Affected before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available CNA
  • io.socket:socket.io-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available GHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:socket:socket.io-client_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.1Vulnerablesocketio
  • cpe:2.3:a:socket:socket.io-client_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·socketio

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA io.socket:socket.io-client Fixed in 2.0.1
  • Fix · GHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw io.socket:socket.io-client (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25867
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw

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