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CVE-2022-39245

Published: Sep 26, 2022

Modified: Apr 23, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.4

HIGH

Description

Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.

Vendor	Product	Versions
makedeb	mist	affected `< 0.9.5`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5

x_refsource_MISC

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