CVE-2022-37706 (GCVE-0-2022-37706)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:35
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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