VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-25634
Qt through 5.15.8 and 6.x through 6.2.3 can load system library files from an unintended working directory.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Qt through 5.15.8 and 6.x through 6.2.3 can load system library files from an unintended working directory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- qt/qt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396440Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396689Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/tqtc-qtbase/+/396690Broken Link
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/CVE-2022-25643-5.15.diffPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/CVE-2022-25643-6.2.diffPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396440Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396689Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/tqtc-qtbase/+/396690Broken Link
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/CVE-2022-25643-5.15.diffPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/CVE-2022-25643-6.2.diffPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.