CVE-2022-37706 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.69% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2022-12-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| enlightenment | enlightenment |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Enlightenment v0.25.3 - Privilege escalation | 2023-04-01 |
References
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141
- https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064
- https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141
- https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit
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