CVE-2022-48565

criticalpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.051 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUFRRUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

5.07% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

56 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-611US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Einstein2150/CVE-2022-48565-POCA proof-of-concept for CVE-2022-48565 - python plistlib XML deserialisation attackPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (56)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Dell NetWorkerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:networker:-
Dell NetWorker <19.11all versionscert_bundDE
Dell NetWorker vProxy<19.10all versionscert_bundDE
Dell NetWorker vProxy<19.9.0.4all versionscert_bundDE
Dell NetWorker virtualall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:networker:virtual
EMC Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:emc:avamar:-
F5 BIG-IP 15.1.0-15.1.10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:f5:big-ip:15.1.0_-_15.1.10
F5 BIG-IP 16.1.0-16.1.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:f5:big-ip:16.1.0_-_16.1.4
F5 BIG-IP 17.1.0-17.1.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:f5:big-ip:17.1.0_-_17.1.1
Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
IBM App Connect Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:-
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:7.5
IBM QRadar SIEM <7.5.0 UP8all versionscert_bundDE
NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-
Open Source Python <=3.9.1all versionscert_bundDE
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-

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advisories (6)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2119Python: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Python ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
BIT-libpython-2022-485652025-08-11vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.
BIT-python-2022-485652024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.
BIT-python-min-2022-485652025-01-16vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
PSF-2023-5XML External Entity issue in plistlib module2023-08-24vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

also known as (9)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

CNNVD-202308-1775 cnnvd
EUVD-2022-51261 enisa_euvd
BDU:2023-06655 fstec_bdu
GHSA-crhm-wc96-7579 enisa_euvd
BIT-libpython-2022-48565osv
BIT-python-2022-48565osv
BIT-python-min-2022-48565osv
GHSA-crhm-wc96-7579 osv
PSF-2023-5osv

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-22modified 2026-06-17

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references (26)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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