Is CVE-2022-50899 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50899 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-02-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50899?

CVE-2022-50899 has a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2022-50899?

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Fix CVE-2022-50899 - HIGH osgeo geonetwork

Description

Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-611 · XML External Entity (XXE)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OSGEO
Published: 1/13/2026
Last Modified: 2/27/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2022-50899

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