{"cve":"CVE-2022-31006","nvd":{"published":"2022-09-09T19:15:08.247","modified":"2026-06-17T04:44:35.540","status":"Modified","description":"indy-node is the server portion of Hyperledger Indy, a distributed ledger purpose-built for decentralized identity. In vulnerable versions of indy-node, an attacker can max out the number of client connections allowed by the ledger, leaving the ledger unable to be used for its intended purpose. However, the ledger content will not be impacted and the ledger will resume functioning after the attack. This attack exploits the trade-off between resilience and availability. Any protection against abusive client connections will also prevent the network being accessed by certain legitimate users. As a result, validator nodes must tune their firewall rules to ensure the right trade-off for their network's expected users. The guidance to network operators for the use of firewall rules in the deployment of Indy networks has been modified to better protect against denial of service attacks by increasing the cost and complexity in mounting such attacks. The mitigation for this vulnerability is not in the Hyperledger Indy code per se, but rather in the individual deployments of Indy. The mitigations should be applied to all deployments of Indy, and are not related to a particular release.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/commit/53a2a1bf1a26cb8ba710fd6adc8bcf275186a4b3","https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/security/advisories/GHSA-x996-7qh9-7ff7","https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/commit/53a2a1bf1a26cb8ba710fd6adc8bcf275186a4b3","https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/security/advisories/GHSA-x996-7qh9-7ff7"],"products":["linuxfoundation:indy-node"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:35:14.992143698+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-31006","score":0.0113,"percentile":0.66417,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x996-7qh9-7ff7","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x996-7qh9-7ff7","summary":"Hyperledger indy-node vulnerable to denial of service","modified":"2023-11-08T04:09:22.292494Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"indy-node","purl":"pkg:pypi/indy-node","ranges":["<=1.12.6"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2022-270","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2022-270","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T04:09:22.292494Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"indy-node","purl":"pkg:pypi/indy-node","ranges":["<1.13.0.dev2"],"fixed":["1.13.0.dev2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}