High severity · published Sep 26, 2022
CVE-2022-39245
Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MI
Mist · Makedeb
before 0.9.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39245
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39245
Patch
https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6