Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2022 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2022-31256sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in openSUSE Factory from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Factory | sendmail – before 8.17.1-1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N