CVE-2022-33127
This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The function that calls the diff tool in Diffy 3.4.1 does not properly handle double quotes in a filename when run in a windows environment. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.84% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- diffy project/diffy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/samg/diffy/blob/56fd935aea256742f7352b050592542d3d153bf6/CHANGELOG#L1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/samg/diffy/commit/478f392082b66d38f54a02b4bb9c41be32fd6593Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/samg/diffy/blob/56fd935aea256742f7352b050592542d3d153bf6/CHANGELOG#L1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/samg/diffy/commit/478f392082b66d38f54a02b4bb9c41be32fd6593Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.