Is CVE-2022-28550 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-28550 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-28550 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-28550 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28550?

CVE-2022-28550 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-28550

CWE-787Published: June 13, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Matthias-Wandel/jhead jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via shellescape(), jhead.c, jhead. jhead copies strings to a stack buffer when it detects a &i or &o. However, jhead does not check the boundary of the stack buffer. As a result, there will be a stack buffer overflow problem when multiple `&i` or `&o` are given.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-28550 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.