What is CVE-2022-32278?

CVE-2022-32278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xfce Exo. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-32278?

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

Vulnerability in Xfce Exo

CVE-2022-32278

XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.

Published 2022-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xfce Exo
Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

References

gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo/-/commit/c71c04ff5882b2866a0d8506fb460d4ef796de9f (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5164 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32278?: CVE-2022-32278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xfce Exo. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-32278?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.