Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in geotools - CVE-2022-24818

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in geotools - CVE-2022-24818

Published: April 13, 2022 / Updated: August 15, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU142659
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24818
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper control of jndi lookups in GeoTools when processing untrusted jndi lookup data. A remote privileged user can supply crafted jndi lookup input to execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

geotools

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24818

Install security update from vendor's website.

geotools - addressed in versions 24.6, 25.6, 26.4, 27.0

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