What is CVE-2022-24075?

CVE-2022-24075 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Naver Whale Browser, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-24075?

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

Vulnerability in Naver Whale Browser

CVE-2022-24075

Whale browser before 3.12.129.18 allowed extensions to replace JavaScript files of the HWP viewer website which could access to local HWP files. When the HWP files were opened, the replaced script could read the files.

Published 2022-03-17 · 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Naver Whale Browser — versions unspecified
Navercorp Whale

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

cve.naver.com/detail/cve-2022-24075 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24075?: CVE-2022-24075 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Naver Whale Browser, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-24075?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.