{"id":"CVE-2022-46280","aliases":["GHSA-8qxc-57hf-hc9j","PYSEC-2026-2777"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46280","summary":"Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in PQS pFormat","details":"A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the PQS format pFormat functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.","published":"2023-07-21T21:15:10.660Z","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:26.104564797Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00828,"percentile":0.5513,"asOf":"2026-09-07"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","fixedVersion":"3.2.0"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-13T16:43:26.104564797Z"}}