What is CVE-2022-27817?

CVE-2022-27817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Waycrate Swhkd, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-27817?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-27817 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Waycrate Swhkd

CVE-2022-27817

SWHKD 1.1.5 consumes the keyboard events of unintended users. This could potentially cause an information leak, but is usually a denial of functionality.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Waycrate Swhkd — versions 1.1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27817?: CVE-2022-27817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Waycrate Swhkd, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-27817?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27817 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.