CVE-2022-45062

In Xfce xfce4-settings before 4.16.4 and 4.17.x before 4.17.1, there is an argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper.

Published: 2022-11-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-45062 is rated Moderate Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-45062

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 3.02% 1.41% -1.62%
2 2026-06-10 2.46% 3.02% +0.56%
3 2026-06-08 — 2.46% —

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-45062

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: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: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.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: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: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.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-45062

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-45062

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-45062 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xfce4-settings), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-45062
gentoo normal CVE-2022-45062: 1 GLSA(s) (202305-05), 1 atom(s) (xfce-base/xfce4-settings); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-45062
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-45062 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xfce4-settings), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 4, not-affected 3, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-45062

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-45062

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xfce xfce4-settings < 4.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce4-settings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xfce xfce4-settings 4.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:xfce4-settings:4.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-45062

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