High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-21126
CVE-2022-21126
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.github.samtools:htsjdkMaven | < 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 |
Affected products
3- samtools/htsjdkdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/samtools/htsjdk/commit/4a4024a97ee3e87096df6ad9b22c8260bd527772nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/samtools/htsjdk/pull/1617nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-96vh-4rfp-c42cghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21126ghsaADVISORY
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMGITHUBSAMTOOLS-3149901nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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