CVE-2022-29167: Hawk is an HTTP authentication scheme providing mechanisms for making authenticated HTTP requests with partial

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HIGH 7.4UPGRADE

CVE-2022-29167 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.4) affecting hawk. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Hawk is an HTTP authentication scheme providing mechanisms for making authenticated HTTP requests with partial cryptographic verification of the request and response, covering the HTTP method, request URI, host, and optionally the request payload. Hawk used a regular expression to parse `Host` HTTP header (`Hawk.utils.parseHost()`), which was subject to regular expression DoS attack - meaning each added character in the attacker's input increases

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.4 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	1.1% (top 34%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-400, CWE-1333
Published	2022-05-05
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: mozilla

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-05-05 23:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mozilla hawk UPGRADE

Affected: < 9.0.1

Fixed in: 9.0.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

npm ls hawk

2. UPGRADE to 9.0.1

npm install hawk@">=9.0.1"

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-29167?

hawk: upgrade to 9.0.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-29167 being exploited?

CVE-2022-29167 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-29167 affect?

CVE-2022-29167 affects hawk. Severity is high (CVSS 7.4). Hawk is an HTTP authentication scheme providing mechanisms for making authenticated HTTP requests with partial cryptographic verification of the request and response, covering the HTTP method, request URI, host, and optionally the request p

How urgent is CVE-2022-29167?

Priority 42/100. High severity

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CVE-2022-41564 MEDIUM 6.8 UPGRADE UPGRADE The Hawk Console component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Hawk and TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk RedTail
CVE-2021-3020 HIGH 8.8 UPGRADE An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs Hawk (aka HA Web Konsole) through 2.3.0-15
CVE-2020-35458 CRITICAL 9.8 DOWNGRADE An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs Hawk 2.x through 2.3.0-x
CVE-2016-2515 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or

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