# CVE-2022-46161: Code injection in pdfmake

> pdfmake allows arbitrary code execution via unsafe evaluation of user-controlled input, requiring users to restrict input access as no fix is available.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025

## What is CVE-2022-46161?

CVE-2022-46161 is a critical code injection vulnerability in bpampuch pdfmake, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

pdfmake is an open source client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript. In versions up to and including 0.2.5 pdfmake contains an unsafe evaluation of user controlled input. Users of pdfmake are thus subject to arbitrary code execution in the context of the process running the pdfmake code. There are no known fixes for this issue. Users are advised to restrict access to trusted user input.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46161?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pdfmake Pdfmake.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46161 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-46161 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in bpampuch pdfmake

- [CVE-2025-11362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11362/): pdfmake is vulnerable to Throttling via repeatedly redirecting URL in file embedding (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-26801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26801/): pdfmake is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46161 is a critical code injection vulnerability in bpampuch pdfmake, published on 6 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-46161 exists.

Affected product: bpampuch pdfmake. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46161/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46161

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46161/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.