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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-37706 · published 25 December 2022

CVE-2022-37706: Enlightenment improper privilege management vulnerability

Enlightenment · Enlightenment

enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cae78cbb169f237862faef123e4abaf63a1f5064 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.enlightenment.org/enlightenment/enlightenment/commit/cc7faeccf77fef8b0ae70e312a21e4cde087e141 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37706-LPE-exploit ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-37706), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.