CVE-2022-32278

HIGH

XFCE exo < 4.16.4 - Remote Code Execution via xdg-open .desktop File Handling

Title source: llm

XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.

Core 3

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0085

EPSS Percentile 75.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Status published

Products (4)

debian/debian_linux 9.0

debian/debian_linux 10.0

debian/debian_linux 11.0

xfce/exo < 4.16.4

Published Jun 13, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026