What is CVE-2022-1242?

CVE-2022-1242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Apport, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-06-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-1242?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Canonical Ltd. Apport

CVE-2022-1242

Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-06-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Canonical Ltd. Apport — versions 0
Canonical Apport
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 20.04, 21.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.cve.org/CVERecord (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1242?: CVE-2022-1242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Apport, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-1242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.