VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-39245
Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.
- 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
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-305, CWE-426
- Affected
- makedeb/mist
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.