How severe is CVE-2022-0673?

CVE-2022-0673 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2022-0673?

CVE-2022-0673 affects the following packages: org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0673?

Update org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent to 0.19.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-0673 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-0673 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-0673 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2022-0673 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-0673 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-0673?

CVE-2022-0673 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.0%, placing it in the 62th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-0673?

CVE-2022-0673 is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2022-0673 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-0673 was published on February 18, 2022 and was last updated on August 12, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2022-0673 — lemminx-parent

MEDIUMFix: eclipse/lemminx#1171

CVE-2022-0673 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent. A fix is available for org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Path Traversal in LemMinX

Also known asGHSA-gggp-gh2p-996x

Published

Feb 18, 2022

Updated

Aug 12, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs62th percentile — riskier than 62% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-0673 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A flaw was found in LemMinX in versions prior to 0.19.0. Cache poisoning of external schema files is possible due to directory traversal.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent`	all versions	0.19.0`org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent:0.19.0`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

lemminxeclipse

< 0.19.0

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.eclipse.lemminx:lemminx-parent to 0.19.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-0673 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in LemMinX in versions prior to 0.19.0. Cache poisoning of external schema files is possible due to directory traversal.

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CVSS Score

6.5/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-22Path Traversal

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Feb 18, 2022

Last updated

Aug 12, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2022-0673

GHSA-gggp-gh2p-996x

References

Advisorygithub.com Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Webgithub.com Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects lemminx-parent

This CVE is medium severity; 2 of 2 other CVEs affecting lemminx-parent are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2022-0671CVE-2022-0672

Same weakness: CWE-22

This CVE is medium severity; 5 of 6 other CVEs with CWE-22 are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-63445CVE-2026-72697CVE-2026-74907CVE-2026-63225CVE-2026-86071CVE-2026-45140Browse all CWE-22

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedAug 12, 2026

CVE-2022-0673 — lemminx-parent

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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