CVE-2022-34903

What it is

GnuPG through 2.3.6, in unusual situations where an attacker possesses any secret-key information from a victim's keyring and other constraints (e.g., use of GPGME) are met, allows signature forgery via injection into the status line.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2022-07-01 22:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 04:51 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2022-07-01 22:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 04:51 UTC

Exploit probability

2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-74

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Gnupg ≤ 2.3.6
• Fedoraproject Fedora 35
• Fedoraproject Fedora 36
• Debian Linux 10.0
• Debian Linux 11.0
• Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
• Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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