CVE-2022-28049
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component...
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-28049- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-28049- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32535 No score
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32535- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76f8-p2hg-cf8g
5.5
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component...
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
- Record
GHSA-76f8-p2hg-cf8g- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
NGINX NJS 0.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component njs_vmcode_array at /src/njs_vmcode.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-28049- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-28049 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in F5 Njs, published April 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/nginx/njs/issues/473
github.com/nginx/njs/commit/f65981b0b8fcf02d69a40bc934803c25c9f607ab
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220519-0008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28049
github.com/advisories/GHSA-76f8-p2hg-cf8g
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/28xxx/CVE-2022-28049.json