Published Aug 22, 2023Sources checked Oct 30, 2026
9.8CRITICALCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2022-48565 and is rated Critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
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Vendor revision: Oct 21, 2026
Release Notes
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS5.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2022-48565?
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.