VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-32278
XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.67% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xfce/exo · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo/-/commit/c71c04ff5882b2866a0d8506fb460d4ef796de9fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5164Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo/-/commit/c71c04ff5882b2866a0d8506fb460d4ef796de9fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5164Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.