What is CVE-2022-29376?

CVE-2022-29376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-29376?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp

CVE-2022-29376

Xampp for Windows v8.1.4 and below was discovered to contain insecure permissions for its install directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting binaries located in the directory.

Published 2022-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/Xampp-Install-Dir-Incorrect-Default-Permission… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/CVE-2022-29376/CVE-2022-29376.md

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29376?: CVE-2022-29376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-29376?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.