# CVE-2022-21822: PYSEC-2026-695 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in nvflare

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-21822-allocation-of-resources-without-limits-or-throttling-in-nvflare  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-21822 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-02

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in nvflare

Technologies: [nvflare (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nvflare). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-21822 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-21822 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-21822?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** nvflare (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-21822?** Yes. nvflare (PyPI): upgrade to 2.0.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-21822?** Check whether you run nvflare (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- nvflare (PyPI): upgrade to 2.0.16 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "nvflare>=2.0.16"
  ```


## Affected products

- nvflare (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.16

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-21822
- GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47
- PYSEC-2026-695

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