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    CVE-2022-21126

    The package com.github.samtools:htsjdk before 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions due to the createTempDir() function in util/IOUtil.java not checking for the existence of the temporary directory before attempting to create it.

    Published:Nov 29, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 24, 2025
    EPS:Nov 29, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00055
    CVSS Score:7.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Samtools
    Product
    Htsjdk

    Exploits

    https://github.com/samtools/htsjdk/pull/1617https://github.com/samtools/htsjdk/pull/1617

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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