CVE-2022-36007: Venice is a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with excellent Java interoperability

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-36007?

venice: upgrade to 1.10.17. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-36007 being exploited?

CVE-2022-36007 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-36007 affect?

CVE-2022-36007 affects venice. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). Venice is a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with excellent Java interoperability. A partial path traversal issue exists within the functions `load-file` and `load-resource`. These functions can be limited to load files from a list o

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-36007?

Priority 36/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 6.1UPGRADE

CVE-2022-36007 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) affecting venice. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Venice is a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with excellent Java interoperability. A partial path traversal issue exists within the functions `load-file` and `load-resource`. These functions can be limited to load files from a list of load paths. Assuming Venice has been configured with the load paths: `[ "/Users/foo/resources" ]` When passing **relative** paths to these two vulnerable functions everything is fine: `(load-resource "test.pn

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 63%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2022-08-15
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: venice project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-08-15 11:21 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:52 UTCUpdated Record last modified

venice project venice UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.10.17

Fixed in: 1.10.17

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy venice || rpm -q venice || venice --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.10.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade venice

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade venice

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-36007?

venice: upgrade to 1.10.17. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-36007 being exploited?

CVE-2022-36007 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-2022-36007 affect?

CVE-2022-36007 affects venice. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). Venice is a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with excellent Java interoperability. A partial path traversal issue exists within the functions `load-file` and `load-resource`. These functions can be limited to load files from a list o

How urgent is CVE-2022-36007?

Priority 36/100. Public exploit reference

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