{"id":"CVE-2022-44940","aliases":["GHSA-5pcj-3m26-w633","PYSEC-2022-43144","PYSEC-2022-43151"],"title":"Patchelf out-of-bounds read","summary":"Patchelf out-of-bounds read","severity":"critical","cvss":9.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","vendor":"patchelf","product":"patchelf","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["patchelf < 0.16.1.0"],"patched":["patchelf 0.16.1.0"],"published":"2022-12-20","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:56.232343700Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5pcj-3m26-w633","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44940"},{"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/patchelf/pull/419"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/patchelf/PYSEC-2022-43144.yaml"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pypatchelf/PYSEC-2022-43151.yaml"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01042,"epssPercentile":0.62059,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T03:13:01.661Z","slug":"CVE-2022-44940","body":"## Overview\n\nPatchelf v0.9 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the function modifyRPath at src/patchelf.cc.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `patchelf < 0.16.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `patchelf 0.16.1.0`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":50,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":50.1,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}