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CVE-2021-22204

Improper neutralization of user data in the DjVu file format in ExifTool versions 7.44 and up allows arbitrary code execution when parsing the malicious image

CVSS 6.8 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.8: +1.02
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.98%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 7 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Securelist
Press · 20 May 2026, 07:00 · How a single image takes control of a Mac - Securelist
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 26 Apr 2022, 07:00 · Quarterly Report: Incident Response trends in Q1 2022 - Cisco Talos Blog
The Hacker News
Press · 25 Apr 2022, 07:00 · Researchers Takeover Unpatched 3rd-Party Antivirus Sandboxes via VirusTotal - The Hacker News
Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 03 Nov 2021, 07:00 · GitLab servers are being exploited in DDoS attacks in excess of 1 Tbps - The Record from Recorded Future News
See all 7 source documents
Rapid7
Press · 01 Nov 2021, 07:00 · GitLab Unauthenticated RCE CVE-2021-22205 Exploited in the Wild - Rapid7
Rapid7
Press · 14 May 2021, 07:00 · Metasploit Wrap-Up: May 14, 2021 - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

3

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 3 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
bilkoh/POC-CVE-2021-2220483Perl21 May 2021, 00:17
0xBruno/CVE-2021-2220420Shell30 Jan 2022, 03:17
d4ytox/CVE-2021-2220410Python31 Oct 2026, 16:44
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:23.782764+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
23 Apr 2021, 17:22
First press mention
14 May 2021, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
17 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
20 May 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
3 repositories