CVE-2022-27816

HIGH

Waycrate Swhkd < 1.2.0 - Symlink Following

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
crates.io/Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon 0 - 1.2.0crates.io
waycrate/swhkd 1.1.5
Published Mar 30, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026