{"cve":"CVE-2022-46292","nvd":{"published":"2023-07-21T21:15:10.993","modified":"2026-06-17T05:11:26.850","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats 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.This vulnerability affects the MOPAC file format, inside the Unit Cell Translation section","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-787","CWE-119"],"references":["https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666","https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666","https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666"],"products":["openbabel:open_babel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-46292","score":0.00804,"percentile":0.56732,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-55f6-pf8r-c2f4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-55f6-pf8r-c2f4","summary":"Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in MOPAC translationVectors[] (UNIT CELL TRANSLATION)","modified":"2026-07-20T05:15:25.412809796Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","purl":"pkg:pypi/openbabel","ranges":["<3.2.0"],"fixed":["3.2.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2771","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2771","summary":"Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in MOPAC translationVectors[] (UNIT CELL TRANSLATION)","modified":"2026-07-13T16:32:05.788302313Z","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."]}