CVE-2022-37706

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Published Dec 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 6.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:enlightenment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3115-1	e17 security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5233-1	e17 security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-8981-1	Enlightenment vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.0% (6.006% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
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

History

Apr 14, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Enlightenment Enlightenment

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 14, 2025, 6:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 25, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 14, 2025, 6:35 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:29 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:29 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 25, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM

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