ubuntu-cve-2022-23220
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-01-21 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:50
Summary
Details

USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
References
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  "details": "USBView 2.1 before 2.2 allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option. This affects Ubuntu, Debian, and Gentoo.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23220",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:50:01Z",
  "published": "2022-01-21T00:00:00Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}



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