CVE-2022-27815
Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
Description
SWHKD is a display protocol-independent hotkey daemon made in Rust. In SWHKD versions 1.1.5 and prior, SWHKD uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. As /tmp is accessible to all users, there can be an information leak or denial of service. No known workarounds exist. A patch is available on the `1.1.0` branch of the repository.
How to fix CVE-2022-27815
To remediate CVE-2022-27815, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.2.0 or later
Is CVE-2022-27815 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.2.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |