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CVE-2022-43752

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 31, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorCommon Desktop Environment· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

PoC

Description

Oracle Solaris version 10 1/13, when using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privileged user can escalate to root by crafting a malicious printer and double clicking on the the crafted printer's icon.

Affected

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

Common Desktop Environment · Common Desktop Environment Project

95%

All versions

oracle-solaris (environment)

Runs on — not affected

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

Solaris · Oraclerubygems

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

ExploitIssue TrackingTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://phrack.org/issues/70/13.html#article

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/0xdea/exploits/blob/master/solaris/raptor_dtprintcheckdir_intel.c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-120

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