CVE-2022-21126 (GCVE-0-2022-21126)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-29 16:50 – Updated: 2025-04-24 18:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Summary
The package com.github.samtools:htsjdk before 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions due to the createTempDir() function in util/IOUtil.java not checking for the existence of the temporary directory before attempting to create it.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 18:34 UTC
CWE
- Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | com.github.samtools:htsjdk |
Affected:
unspecified , < 3.0.1
(custom)
|
Date Public
2022-11-29 00:00
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