critical
CVE-2022-22817
python-pillow: PIL.ImageMath.eval allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Bitnami9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Bitnami. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), AlmaLinux (high), Amazon (high), Oracle (high), Rocky Linux (high), Ubuntu (medium).
Description
PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| alma 8 | python3-pillow, python3-pillow-devel, python3-pillow-doc and 1 more | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| alpine 3.15 | py3-pillow | 8.4.0-r3 |
| alpine 3.16 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
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| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| alma 8 | python3-pillow | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| alma 8 | python3-pillow-devel | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| alma 8 | python3-pillow-doc | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| alma 8 | python3-pillow-tk | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| alpine 3.15 | py3-pillow | 8.4.0-r3 |
| alpine 3.16 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| alpine edge | py3-pillow | 9.0.1-r0 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow-debuginfo | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow-devel | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow-doc | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow-sane | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2 | python-pillow-tk | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.1 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python-pillow-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python-pillow-debugsource | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python3-pillow | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python3-pillow-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python3-pillow-devel | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python3-pillow-tk | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2022 | python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2022.0.2 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python-pillow-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python-pillow-debugsource | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-pillow | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-pillow-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-pillow-devel | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-pillow-tk | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo | 9.0.1-6.amzn2023.0.3 |
| debian 10 | pillow | 5.4.1-2+deb10u5 |
| debian 11 | pillow | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3+deb11u1 |
| debian 12 | pillow | 9.0.0-1 |
| debian 13 | pillow | 9.0.0-1 |
| debian 14 | pillow | 9.0.0-1 |
| debian 9 | pillow | 4.0.0-4+deb9u4 |
| echo | pillow | 9.0.0-1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow-devel | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow-doc | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow-qt | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow-sane | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | python-pillow-tk | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | python3-pillow | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | python3-pillow-devel | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | python3-pillow-doc | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | python3-pillow-tk | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| rocky 8 | python3-pillow | 5.1.1-18.el8_5 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | pillow | 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | pillow | 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6 |
| ubuntu 21.04 | pillow | 8.1.2-1ubuntu0.2 |
| ubuntu 21.10 | pillow | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3ubuntu0.1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22817
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042522
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042527
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22815
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22816
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22817
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-0643.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:0643
All 26 references
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vj2-vxx3-667w
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-10.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/8531b01d6cdf0b70f256f93092caa2a5d91afc11
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-22817.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-0643.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00021.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22817
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#fixed-imagepath-path-array-handling
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.0.html#restrict-builtins-available-to-imagemath-eval
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html#security
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-10
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5227-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5227-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5227-3
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22817
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5053