What is CVE-2022-27416?

CVE-2022-27416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-27416?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Double Free in Broadcom Tcpreplay

CVE-2022-27416

Tcpreplay v4.4.1 was discovered to contain a double-free via __interceptor_free.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

Published 2022-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Tcpreplay — versions 4.4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/702 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27416?: CVE-2022-27416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-27416?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.