CVE-2022-37706

moderate-risk
Published 2022-12-25

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.

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56.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 44% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Enlightenment

References (6)

Patch https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237...
Patch https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8...
Exploit https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit
Patch https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237...
Patch https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8...
Exploit https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal