VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-37706
enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.53% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- enlightenment/enlightenment
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.