CVE-2022-32278

XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.

Published: 2022-06-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-32278 is rated Moderate Risk (60.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.50%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-32278

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 0.80% 1.50% +0.69%
2 2026-01-24 0.62% 0.80% +0.19%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.62% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-32278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-32278

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-32278

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-32278 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (exo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32278
gentoo normal CVE-2022-32278: 1 GLSA(s) (202409-09), 1 atom(s) (xfce-base/exo); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-32278
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-32278 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (exo), 14 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 6, released 5, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-32278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xfce exo < 4.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:exo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xfce exo >= 4.17.0, < 4.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:exo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-32278

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