CVE-2022-41917

Name: CVE-2022-41917
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-11-16T00:15:11.283+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.3/10EPSS 0.52%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-41917 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenSearch is a community-driven, open source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana. OpenSearch allows users to specify a local file when defining text analyzers to process data for text analysis. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

OpenSearch is a community-driven, open source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana. OpenSearch allows users to specify a local file when defining text analyzers to process data for text analysis. An issue in the implementation of this feature allows certain specially crafted queries to return a response containing the first line of text from arbitrary files. The list of potentially impacted files is limited to text files with read permissions allowed in the Java Security Manager policy configuration. OpenSearch version 1.3.7 and 2.4.0 contain a fix for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.52%

40.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Amazon	Opensearch	>= 1.0.0, < 1.3.7
Amazon	Opensearch	>= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0

References

https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/commit/6d20423f5920745463b1abc5f1daf6a786c41aa0Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/security/advisories/GHSA-w3rx-m34v-wrqxThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/commit/6d20423f5920745463b1abc5f1daf6a786c41aa0Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/security/advisories/GHSA-w3rx-m34v-wrqxThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-41917?

How severe is CVE-2022-41917?

CVE-2022-41917 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41917?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST