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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-44793

handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through 5.9.3 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by a remote attacker to cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 53.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 53.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through 5.9.3 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by a remote attacker to cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
53.46% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
net-snmp/net-snmp · debian/debian linux · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%28%55%3 November 2026: 53.46%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 53.5% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.