CVE-2022-26520

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.0% (87th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.

Triggered by: Headline CVSS from NVD CVSS v3
Sources: EPSS, NVD CVSS v3

Also known asEUVD-2022-1351 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 3.0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary files through the loggerFile and loggerLevel connection properties. An example situation is that an attacker could create an executable JSP file under a Tomcat web root. NOTE: the vendor's position is that there is no pgjdbc vulnerability; instead, it is a vulnerability for any application to use the pgjdbc driver with untrusted connection properties

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
45
EG Risk 45/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity98% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 9.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation3.0% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
3.0%
EPSS %ILE
87th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
9.8 CRITICALCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.NVD CVSS v3 · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
EG Likelihood
3.0% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-12). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

March 10, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Oct 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github.
Web page

[SECURITY] [DSA 5196-1] libpgjava security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5196
GitHub advisoryMentions a patch (unverified)

Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability · Advisory · pgjdbc/pgjdbc · GitHub

Affected: 42.3.3

https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-673j-qm5f-xpv8
GitHub pull request Patch Available

fix javadocs

Patch available: pgjdbc/pgjdbc REL42.5.2 (PR #2454 merged 2022-02-15)

https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2454/commits/017b929977b4f85795f9ad2fa5de6e80978b8ccc

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatjdbc-postgresql2022-10-06redhat
mavenorg.postgresql:postgresql @ 42.3.3 (fixes >= 42.1.0, < 42.3.3)—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpgjava42.2.5-2
  • every version up to 42.2.5-2+deb10u1: fixed in 42.2.5-2+deb10u1
—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpgjava42.2.15-1
  • every version up to 42.2.15-1+deb11u1: fixed in 42.2.15-1+deb11u1
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpgjava—
  • every version up to 42.3.3-1: fixed in 42.3.3-1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpgjava—
  • every version up to 42.3.3-1: fixed in 42.3.3-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libpgjava—
  • every version up to 42.3.3-1: fixed in 42.3.3-1
—
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
org.postgresql:postgresql42.1.0 ... 42.3.2 (104 versions)
  • 42.1.0 up to 42.3.3: fixed in 42.3.3
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 71× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed its CVE.org record (CNA or CISA ADP). An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). "EchelonGraph re-scored" is our own recompute of this CVE's score, not an update from a source, and is not counted in the refreshes above. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-11-13 00:26 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  2. 2026-11-13 00:26 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-11-13 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  4. 2026-11-12 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  5. 2026-11-12 00:43 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  6. 2026-11-12 00:43 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-11-12 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  8. 2026-11-11 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  9. 2026-11-11 00:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  10. 2026-11-11 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-11-11 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  12. 2026-11-10 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  13. 2026-11-10 01:16 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  14. 2026-11-10 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  15. 2026-11-09 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  16. 2026-11-09 01:33 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  17. 2026-11-09 01:33 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-11-09 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  19. 2026-11-08 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  20. 2026-11-08 01:50 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  21. 2026-11-08 01:50 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-11-08 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  23. 2026-11-07 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  24. 2026-11-07 02:06 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  25. 2026-11-07 02:06 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-11-07 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  2. 2026-11-06 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  3. 2026-11-06 02:22 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  4. 2026-11-06 02:22 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-11-06 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  6. 2026-11-05 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  7. 2026-11-05 02:39 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  8. 2026-11-05 02:39 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-11-05 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  10. 2026-11-04 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  11. 2026-11-04 02:56 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  12. 2026-11-04 02:56 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-11-04 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  14. 2026-11-04 01:25 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-11-03 16:39 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  16. 2026-11-03 03:12 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  17. 2026-11-03 03:12 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-11-03 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  19. 2026-11-02 03:28 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  20. 2026-11-02 03:28 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-11-02 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  22. 2026-11-01 08:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8q · GitHub severity LOW
  23. 2026-11-01 03:44 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  24. 2026-11-01 03:44 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-10-31 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  26. 2026-10-31 04:00 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  27. 2026-10-31 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-10-30 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  29. 2026-10-30 04:17 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  30. 2026-10-30 04:17 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-10-29 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  32. 2026-10-29 04:33 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  33. 2026-10-29 04:33 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-10-28 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  35. 2026-10-28 04:40 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  36. 2026-10-28 04:40 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-10-27 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  38. 2026-10-27 04:56 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  39. 2026-10-27 04:56 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-10-26 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  41. 2026-10-26 01:04 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-10-25 18:11 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  43. 2026-10-25 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  44. 2026-10-25 01:20 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  45. 2026-10-25 01:20 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-10-24 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  47. 2026-10-24 01:37 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  48. 2026-10-24 01:37 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-10-23 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  50. 2026-10-23 01:53 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  51. 2026-10-23 01:53 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-10-22 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  53. 2026-10-22 02:09 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  54. 2026-10-22 02:09 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-10-21 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  56. 2026-10-21 02:26 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  57. 2026-10-21 02:26 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-10-20 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  59. 2026-10-20 02:38 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  60. 2026-10-20 02:38 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-10-19 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  62. 2026-10-19 02:10 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  63. 2026-10-19 02:10 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-10-18 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  65. 2026-10-18 08:39 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  66. 2026-10-18 02:24 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  67. 2026-10-18 02:24 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-10-17 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  69. 2026-10-17 02:39 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  70. 2026-10-17 02:39 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-10-16 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  72. 2026-10-16 02:54 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  73. 2026-10-16 02:54 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-10-15 16:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 3.0% · 87th percentile
  75. 2026-10-14 22:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-26520?
CVE-2022-26520 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on March 10, 2022. In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary files through the loggerFile and loggerLevel connection properties. An example situation is that an attacker could create an executable JSP file under a Tomcat…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2022-26520 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2022-26520 was published on March 10, 2022. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of November 21, 2024; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2022-26520 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-26520 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (87th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26520?
CVE-2022-26520 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-26520?
A fix for CVE-2022-26520 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2022-26520 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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