What is CVE-2022-22816?

CVE-2022-22816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python Pillow, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-22816?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Python Pillow

CVE-2022-22816

path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 has a buffer over-read during initialization of ImagePath.Path.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.019 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Python Pillow
Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/c5d9223a8b5e9295d15b5a9b1ef1dae44c8499f3/s… (Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22816?: CVE-2022-22816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python Pillow, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-22816?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.