P4Verified

CVE-2022-1271: gzip before 1.12 (exclusive); +8 more affected products

CVE-2022-1271. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.0507 (percentile 0.92147), scored 13-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

gzip · before 1.12 (exclusive)
gnu

jboss data grid · 7.0.0
redhat

debian linux · 10.0
debian

xz · before 5.2.5 (exclusive)
tukaani

gzip, xz-utils · Fixed in gzip 1.12
Vendor not specified by the source

RUGGEDCOM APE1808 · 0 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

A remote, low privileged attacker can force zgrep to write arbitrary files on the system. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 14-Oct-2026 15:58 UTC

CWE: CWE-20, CWE-179
CCR priority: 36.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.0507 · percentile 0.92147 · 2026-10-13
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-14 16:01:16.619248+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-14 15:56:36.793806+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2022-1271.html