CVE-2022-27816

Exp

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.

Published: 2022-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-27816 is rated Exploit Available (57.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-27816

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-27816

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.49% +0.37%
2 2025-04-15 0.24% 0.12% -0.12%
3 2025-04-06 0.24%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-27816

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-27816

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-27816

GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rust — Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-27816

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
waycrate swhkd 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-27816

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
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