CVE-2022-44542

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Published Nov 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

lesspipe before 2.06 allows attackers to execute code via Perl Storable (pst) files, because of deserialized object destructor execution via a key/value pair in a hash.

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:lesspipe_project:lesspipe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-47485	lesspipe before 2.06 allows attackers to execute code via Perl Storable (pst) files, because of deserialized object destructor execution via a key/value pair in a hash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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: 1.6% (1.577% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.gentoo.org/865631
https://github.com/wofr06/lesspipe/releases/tag/v2.06
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-02

History

May 5, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Lesspipe Project Lesspipe

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 5, 2025, 2:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 5, 2025, 2:18 PM
Reserved: Nov 1, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:54 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:54 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:08 AM

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