Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2022-4170
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:2.06%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-74 ↗CWE-74
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | 9.25, 9.26 |
| fedoraproject | extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 37 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
2.058%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Fedora Project · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-11-28T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-12-09T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-14T18:11:13 |
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