CVE-2022-40764

HIGH
Published Oct 3, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 3, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Snyk CLI before 1.996.0 allows arbitrary command execution, affecting Snyk IDE plugins and the snyk npm package. Exploitation could follow from the common practice of viewing untrusted files in the Visual Studio Code editor, for example. The original demonstration was with shell metacharacters in the vendor.json ignore field, affecting snyk-go-plugin before 1.19.1. This affects, for example, the Snyk TeamCity plugin (which does not update automatically) before 20220930.142957.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
snykcli* <1.996.0
snykgolang_cli* <1.19.1

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/snyk/cli/releases/tag/v1.996.0
    PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/snyk/snyk-go-plugin/releases/tag/v1.19.1
    PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
  • support.snyk.io https://support.snyk.io/hc/en-us/articles/7015908293789-CVE-2022-40764-Command-Injection-vulnerability-affecting-Snyk-CLI-versions-prior-to-1-996-0
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • imperva.com https://www.imperva.com/blog/how-scanning-your-projects-for-security-issues-can-lead-to-remote-code-execution/
    ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/snyk/cli/releases/tag/v1.996.0
    PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/snyk/snyk-go-plugin/releases/tag/v1.19.1
    PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
  • support.snyk.io https://support.snyk.io/hc/en-us/articles/7015908293789-CVE-2022-40764-Command-Injection-vulnerability-affecting-Snyk-CLI-versions-prior-to-1-996-0
    PatchVendor Advisory