CVE-2022-45198
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationEcoStruxure Power Operation (EPO) 2022cisa_csaf_ot
If users choose not to apply the remediation mentioned above, Schneider Electric recommends the following:
- MitigationEcoStruxure Power Operation (EPO) 2024cisa_csaf_ot
If users choose not to apply the remediation mentioned above, Schneider Electric recommends the following:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7Pillow vulnerable to Data Amplification attack.2022-11-14ghsa · osvUS
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
- ICSA-25-203-04Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Operation (Update A)2025-07-22icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in the loss of system functionality or unauthorized access to system functions.
- BIT-pillow-2022-451982024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
- PYSEC-2022-429792022-11-14vendor · osvUS
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
also known as (8)
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sources
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references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/855683cnnvd
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/409.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-45198/cnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4cnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6402cnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/9.2.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/9.3.0Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45198cnnvd
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