In PHP versions 7.4.x below 7.4.30, 8.0.x below 8.0.20, and 8.1.x below 8.1.7, when pdo_mysql extension with mysqlnd driver, if the third party is allowed to supply host to connect to and the password for the connection, password of excessive length can trigger a buffer overflow in PHP, which can lead to a remote code execution vulnerability.
CVE-2022-31626
Score elevated to 8.9 because EPSS predicts 58% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.0% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.9(high)
- EG Risk
- 68(Track)EG Risk 68/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity89% × 45%Exploitation58% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 99.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 16, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- security@phphttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81719
- security@phphttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00030.html
- security@phphttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3T4MMEEZYYAEHPQMZDFN44PHORJWJFZQ/
- security@phphttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTZQKRGEYJT5UB4FGG3MOE72SQUHSL4/
- security@phphttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-20
- security@phphttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0005/
- security@phphttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5179
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81719
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00030.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3T4MMEEZYYAEHPQMZDFN44PHORJWJFZQ/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTZQKRGEYJT5UB4FGG3MOE72SQUHSL4/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-20
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0005/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5179
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-31626(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php8.1-snmp (8.1.2-1ubuntu2.1) @ jammy | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | php7.0-snmp (7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm4) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | php-0:8.0.13-2.el9_0 | 2022-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-php73-php-0:7.3.33-1.el7 | 2022-07-04 | redhat |
| redhat | php:8.0-8060020220622070726.5caa48ff | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php:7.4-8060020220622080643.5caa48ff | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | php:7.4-8040020220622090235.d7c09045 | 2022-06-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-316262025-10-02
mysqlnd/pdo password buffer overflow
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5467IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5467 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5468IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5468 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5471IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5471 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:5904IMPORTANT2022-05-16
RHSA-2022:5904 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5479-1MEDIUM
PHP vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5479-2MEDIUM
PHP vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Open source ↗GitHub PoCamitlttwo/CVE-2022-31626First seen Dec 6, 2022
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