Is CVE-2022-36313 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-36313 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-03-17.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36313?

CVE-2022-36313 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-36313?

Patch guidance is available from sindresorhus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-36313.

CVE-2022-36313 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-36313?

2 products: sindresorhus file-type, sindresorhus file-type.

Description

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-835

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SINDRESORHUS
Published: 7/21/2022
Last Modified: 3/17/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2022-36313

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Executive Summary