CVE-2022-23220

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUsbview· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
canonical-ubuntu-linux (environment) · debian-debian-linux (environment) · gentoo-linux (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306

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