Vulnerability · Published Mar 24, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-27811
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the ocrfeeder package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.3%top 11.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GNOME OCRFeeder before 0.8.4 allows OS command injection via shell metacharacters in a PDF or image filename.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ocrfeeder | 0.8.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Debian:14 | ocrfeeder | 0.8.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ocrfeeder | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ocrfeeder | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ocrfeeder | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ocrfeeder | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ocrfeeder | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27811 |