critical
CVE-2022-24303
python-pillow: temporary directory with a space character allows removal of unrelated file after im.show() and related actions
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
GHSA8.8CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Bitnami9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Bitnami. Rated lower by GHSA (high), Red Hat (medium), Ubuntu (low).
Description
Pillow before 9.0.1 allows attackers to delete files because spaces in temporary pathnames are mishandled.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| 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 |
Show all 22 entries from 21 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| 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 |
| debian 10 | pillow | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | pillow | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3+deb11u3 |
| debian 12 | pillow | 9.0.1-1 |
| debian 13 | pillow | 9.0.1-1 |
| debian 14 | pillow | 9.0.1-1 |
| echo | pillow | 9.0.1-1 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | pillow | 9.0.1 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | pillow-python2 | 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24303
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j59-75qj-795w
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2022-168.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/e8ab5640774716c5486d3cb05167f74f742ad6ef/CHANGES.rst?plain=1#L1172
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/10c4f75aaa383bd9671e923e3b91d391ea12d781
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/143032103c9f2d55a0a7960bd3e630cb72549e8a
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/427221ef5f19157001bf8b1ad7cfe0b905ca8c26
All 21 references
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/3450
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6010
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W4ZUXPKEX72O3E5IHBPVY5ZCPMJ4GHHV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XR6UP2XONXOVXI4446VY72R63YRO2YTP/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24303
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/9.0.1.html
- 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-5777-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5777-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24303