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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-33879 · published 27 June 2022

CVE-2022-33879: Apache tika vulnerability

Apache · Tika

The initial fixes in CVE-2022-30126 and CVE-2022-30973 for regexes in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler were insufficient, and we found a separate, new regex DoS in a different regex in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler. These are now fixed in 1.28.4 and 2.4.1.

3.3 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 2.0% · top 20.3%
3.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.6
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The initial fixes in CVE-2022-30126 and CVE-2022-30973 for regexes in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler were insufficient, and we found a separate, new regex DoS in a different regex in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler. These are now fixed in 1.28.4 and 2.4.1.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/27/5 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/wfno8mf5nlcvbs78z93q9thgrm30wwfh Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220812-0004/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/27/5 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/wfno8mf5nlcvbs78z93q9thgrm30wwfh Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220812-0004/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-33879), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.