What is CVE-2022-38932?

CVE-2022-38932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toaruos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-38932?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38932 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Toaruos

CVE-2022-38932

readelf in ToaruOS 2.0.1 has a global overflow allowing RCE when parsing a crafted ELF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Toaruos — versions 2.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/klange/toaruos/issues/243 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38932?: CVE-2022-38932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toaruos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-38932?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38932 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.