CVE-2022-21122
Arbitrary Code Execution
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Arbitrary Code Execution
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
CVE-2022-21122- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5939
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5939- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gc4-cx9x-9c43
Code Injection in metacalc
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
GHSA-5gc4-cx9x-9c43- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
CVE-2022-21122- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Arbitrary Code Execution
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
CVE-2022-21122- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5gc4-cx9x-9c43
Code Injection in metacalc
The package metacalc before 0.0.2 is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when it exposes JavaScript's Math class to the v8 context. As the Math class is exposed to user-land, it can be used to get access to JavaScript's Function constructor.
- Record
GHSA-5gc4-cx9x-9c43- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
metacalcnpm |
before 0.0.2 | 0.0.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-21122 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Metarhia Metacalc, published June 3, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in metacalc 0.0.2.
References
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-METACALC-2826197
github.com/metarhia/metacalc/pull/16
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21122