Vulnerability · CVE-2022-42898
PAC parsing in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 has integer overflows that may lead to remote code execution (in KDC, kadmind, or a GSS…
Published Dec 25, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · kerberos 5
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-42898. EPSS is 6.53%. Act only if a listed version of kerberos 5 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 6.53%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe heimdal project/heimdal · cpe mit/kerberos 5 · cpe samba/samba
PAC parsing in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 has integer overflows that may lead to remote code execution (in KDC, kadmind, or a GSS or Kerberos application server) on 32-bit platforms (which have a resultant heap-based buffer overflow), and cause a denial of service on other platforms. This occurs in krb5_pac_parse in lib/krb5/krb/pac.c. Heimdal before 7.7.1 has "a similar bug."
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- cpe heimdal project/heimdalversion unspecified
- cpe mit/kerberos 51.20
- cpe samba/sambaversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2022-42898
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-42898. EPSS is 6.53%. Act only if a listed version of kerberos 5 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with mit/kerberos 5 1.20. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-190: Integer Overflow. EPSS 6.53%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 25, 2022 · NIST NVD
Detected
PAC parsing in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 has integer overflows that may lead to remote code execution (in KDC, kadmind, or a GSS or Kerberos application server) on 32-bit platforms (which have a resultant heap-based buffer overflow), and cause a denial of service on other platforms. This occurs in krb5_pac_parse in lib/krb5/krb/pac.c. Heimdal before 7.7.1 has
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
PAC parsing in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 has integer overflows that may lead to remote code execution (in KDC, kadmind, or a GSS or Kerberos application server) on 32-bit platforms (which have a resultant heap-based buffer overflow), and cause a denial of service on other platforms. This occurs in krb5_pac_parse in lib/krb5/krb/pac.c. Heimdal before 7.7.1 has
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-42898
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-42898
30-day exploitation probability 6.53%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-42898
PAC parsing in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.19.4 and 1.20.x before 1.20.1 has integer overflows that may lead to remote code execution (in KDC, kadmind, or a GSS or Kerberos application server) on 32-bit platforms (which have a resultant heap-based buffer overflow), and cau
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.