What is CVE-2022-40126?

CVE-2022-40126 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clash Project, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-40126?

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

Is CVE-2022-40126 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Clash Project

CVE-2022-40126

A misconfiguration in the Service Mode profile directory of Clash for Windows v0.19.9 allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands when Service Mode is activated.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Clash_project Clash — versions 0.19.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40126?: CVE-2022-40126 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clash Project, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-40126?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40126 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.