CVE-2022-31256

sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script

CVSS 7.7 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-59

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 7.7EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

26 Oct 2022Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.

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

Affected products

SUSE · openSUSE Factory

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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204696