{"cve":"CVE-2022-46280","nvd":{"published":"2023-07-21T21:15:10.660","modified":"2026-06-17T05:11:25.220","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-824"],"references":["https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670","https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670","https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670"],"products":["openbabel:open_babel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-46280","score":0.00828,"percentile":0.57514,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8qxc-57hf-hc9j","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8qxc-57hf-hc9j","summary":"Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in PQS pFormat","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:26.104564797Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","purl":"pkg:pypi/openbabel","ranges":["<3.2.0"],"fixed":["3.2.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2777","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2777","summary":"Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in PQS pFormat","modified":"2026-07-13T16:32:07.088343968Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","purl":"pkg:pypi/openbabel","ranges":["<3.2.0"],"fixed":["3.2.0"]}]}],"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."]}