CVE-2022-23812Network attack vector

File destruction via geofenced recursive overwrite

Published Mar 16, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Embedded malicious code in RIAEvangelist node-ipc 10.1.1 through 10.1.2 allows attackers to overwrite files via package execution. The ssl-geospec module queries an IP-geolocation service and recursively replaces accessible file contents with a heart character. Execution must reach the probabilistic timer and resolve the host to Russia or Belarus; activation corrupts files accessible to the package process.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability4.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Embedded malicious code in RIAEvangelist node-ipc 10.1.1 through 10.1.2 allows attackers to overwrite files via package execution. The ssl-geospec module queries an IP-geolocation service and recursively replaces accessible file contents with a heart character. Execution must reach the probabilistic timer and resolve the host to Russia or Belarus; activation corrupts files accessible to the package process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23812
Published
Mar 16, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
RIAEvangelist
Product
node-ipc
Classifications
CWE-506, CWE-94, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1.1 <unspecified
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <10.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

RIAEvangelist · node-ipcversion=10.1.1 <unspecified; version=unspecified <10.1.3

Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1485Data Destruction

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