CVE-2022-24949
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2022 at 12:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEternal TerminalEternal Terminal
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.2.0
Affected range stops below 6.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 6.2.0
Affected range stops below 6.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/commit/900348bb8bc96e1c7ba4888ac8480f643c43d3c3x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-hxg8-4r3q-p9rvCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362CWE-120
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