RCE in N/a

CVE-2024-42029

xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland (aka an XDG Desktop Portal backend for Hyprland) before 1.3.3 allows OS command execution, e.g., because single quotes are not used when sending a list of app IDs and titles via the environment.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-42029: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42029?
CVE-2024-42029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-42029?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.