CVE-2022-21946
CVE-2022-21946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Cscreen with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-732.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.3)
- CVSS v2: 4.6
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (17th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-732
- Affected product: Opensuse Cscreen
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21946?
- A Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the sudoers configuration in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows any local users to gain the privileges of the tty and dialout groups and access and manipulate any running cscreen seesion. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21946?
- CVE-2022-21946 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.
- Is CVE-2022-21946 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2022-21946?
- CVE-2022-21946 affects Opensuse Cscreen. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2022-21946?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2022-21946 published?
- CVE-2022-21946 was published on 2022-03-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:cscreen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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