What is CVE-2022-26530?

CVE-2022-26530 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swaywm Swaylock. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-26530?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Swaywm Swaylock

CVE-2022-26530

swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.

Published 2022-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Swaywm Swaylock

References

github.com/swaywm/swaylock/pull/219 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/swaywm/swaylock/commit/1d1c75b6316d21933069a9d201f966d84099f6ca (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26530?: CVE-2022-26530 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swaywm Swaylock. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-26530?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.