VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-46341

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-12-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-787

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