Deserialization in Lesspipe Project

CVE-2022-44542

lesspipe before 2.06 allows attackers to execute code via Perl Storable (pst) files, because of deserialized object destructor execution via a key/value pair in a hash.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44542?
CVE-2022-44542 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lesspipe Project, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-44542?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44542 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.