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CVE-2022-29799 (GCVE-0-2022-29799)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-21 18:21 – Updated: 2025-05-27 20:47
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-27 20:47 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a networkd-dispatcher Affected: uknown
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