CVE-2022-21712

7.5 HIGH 1% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2022-02-07 22:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 04:26 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2022-02-07 22:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 04:26 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-200 · Information exposure
Record status: Modified

Affected

Twisted < 22.1.0
Debian Linux 9.0
Fedoraproject Fedora 35
Fedoraproject Fedora 36

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record