Name: CVE-2022-40896: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-40896, CWE-434, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00053

A ReDoS issue was discovered in pygments/lexers/smithy.py in pygments through 2.15.0 via SmithyLexer.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade pygmentsNo solution exists	May 15, 2025	Jul 19, 2023
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11	—	Upgrade python3-pygmentsUpgrade python-pygments-help	Jan 10, 2024	Jul 19, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jul 19, 2023
Splunk	—	Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.2Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0.10Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.1.5	Sep 30, 2025	Jul 19, 2023
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade python3-pygments	Nov 27, 2024	Jul 19, 2023
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jun 29, 2026	Jul 19, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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