Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-37172

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Incorrect access control in the install directory (C:\msys64) of Msys2 v20220603 and below allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting binaries located in the directory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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