CVE-2022-27781

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 05:17 PM UTC
11 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxH700S FirmwareH410S Firmware· also runs on 5 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

libcurl provides the `CURLOPT_CERTINFO` option to allow applications torequest details to be returned about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.83.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.83.1 (unaffected)
All versions
netapp-h300s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h410s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h500s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h700s (same device)
All versions
netapp-hci-compute-node (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-835

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