CVE-2022-0530 — A flaw was found in unzip 6.0. The vulnerability occurs during the conversion of an utf-8 string...
A flaw was found in Unzip. The vulnerability occurs during the conversion of a wide string to a local string that leads to a heap of out-of-bound write. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 2.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+12
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux…).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac Os X |
version 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007version 10.15.7-supplemental_updateversion 10.15.7-security_update_2022-003version 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002version 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001version 10.15.7-security_update_2021-008version 10.15.7-security_update_2021-007version 10.15.7-security_update_2021-006 and 8 moreversion 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003version 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002version 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001version 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005version 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001version 10.15.7-security_update_2020version 10.15.7≥ 10.15 and < 10.15.7 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Apple | Macos | ≥ 12.0.0 and < 12.4≥ 11.0 and < 11.6.6 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Debian | Debian Linux | version 11.0version 10.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | version 35 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Red Hat | Enterprise Linux | version 8.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Unzip Project | Unzip | version 6.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 4.3 | CVSS 2.0 | Medium | 8.6 | 2.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 2.11%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2022
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
13 on the record
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00028.html
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5202
- github.com/ByteHackr/unzip_poc
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0530
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-17
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p3j-58qw-jhp4
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-104046 Sssd: sssd: denial of service via incomplete identity provider authentication requests 8d
- Medium CVE-2026-104045 Sssd: sssd: denial of service via race condition in autofs responder 8d
- Medium CVE-2026-104047 Sssd: sssd: information disclosure via query injection in entra id lookups 8d
- High CVE-2026-104048 Sssd: sssd: authorization bypass via cross-domain username collision in hbac evaluation 8d
- High CVE-2026-102558 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket receive-buffer growth 16d
- High CVE-2026-102555 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow via uninitialized length in data-uri base64 decoding 16d
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2022-0530 is "A flaw was found in unzip 6.0. The vulnerability occurs during the conversion of an utf-8 string...", rated Medium. It affects Mac Os X (Apple); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 2.11% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
Comments
Moderated technical discussion. Read the community guidelines.
No comments yet.
Sign in or create an account to comment and suggest corrections.