CVE-2022-46161

Name: CVE-2022-46161
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-06T19:15:10.52+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.58%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-46161 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. pdfmake is an open source client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript. In versions up to and including 0.2.5 pdfmake contains an unsafe evaluation of user controlled input. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

pdfmake is an open source client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript. In versions up to and including 0.2.5 pdfmake contains an unsafe evaluation of user controlled input. Users of pdfmake are thus subject to arbitrary code execution in the context of the process running the pdfmake code. There are no known fixes for this issue. Users are advised to restrict access to trusted user input.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.58%

72.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pdfmake	Pdfmake	<= 0.2.5

References

https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/blob/802813970ac6de68a0bd0931b74150b33da0dd18/dev-playground/server.js#L32Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-068_pdfmake/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/blob/802813970ac6de68a0bd0931b74150b33da0dd18/dev-playground/server.js#L32Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-068_pdfmake/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 6, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-46161?

How severe is CVE-2022-46161?

CVE-2022-46161 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46161?

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