CVE-2022-21223

Command Injection

8.1 HighFix available

The package cocoapods-downloader before 1.6.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection via hg argument injection. When calling the download function (when using hg), the url (and/or revision, tag, branch) is passed to the hg clone command in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

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

1.69%Up 0.7 points since Apr 2, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.1

Command Injection

Record: CVE-2022-21223
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1732 8.1

Record: EUVD-2022-1732
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g397-v4w5-4m79 8.1

Command injection in cocoapods-downloader

Record: GHSA-g397-v4w5-4m79
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-88
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.1

Record: CVE-2022-21223
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-88
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

Command Injection

Record: CVE-2022-21223
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-g397-v4w5-4m79 8.1

Command injection in cocoapods-downloader

Record: GHSA-g397-v4w5-4m79
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-88
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cocoapods cocoapods-downloader

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cocoapods-downloader` RubyGems	before 1.6.2	1.6.2
`cocoapods-downloader` RubyGems	before 1.6.2, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.10.1.20.2.00.3.0 Show 33 moreShow less 0.4.00.4.10.5.00.6.00.6.10.7.00.7.10.7.20.8.00.8.10.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.31.0.01.0.0.beta.11.0.0.beta.21.0.0.beta.31.0.0.rc.11.0.11.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.2.01.2.11.2.21.3.01.4.01.5.01.5.11.6.01.6.1	1.6.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-21223 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Cocoapods Cocoapods-downloader, published April 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in cocoapods-downloader 1.6.2.