Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-37706
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in the e17 package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.0% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)6.0%top 6.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Public PoC
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | e17 | 0.25.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 |
| Debian:13 | e17 | 0.25.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 |
| Debian:14 | e17 | 0.25.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37706 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | e17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37706 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H