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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Waycrate Swhkd — versions 1.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.