CVE-2022-48624

close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.

Published: 2024-02-19 Last update: 2025-03-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-48624 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-48624

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 2026-04-30 0.53% 0.58% +0.05%
2 2026-03-09 0.34% 0.53% +0.19%
3 2026-01-27 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-48624

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: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.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-48624

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-48624

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-48624 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (less), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-48624
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48624
suse high CVE-2022-48624 severity important: SUSE including 256 source package names (11-24.1:less-590-150400.3.6.2, 13.2-2.2.200:less-590-150400.3.6.2, …), 453 product×package rows across 218 product lines (Container bci/golang, Container bci/nodejs, … (218 product lines)): Fixed 251, Known Affected 200, Known Not Affected 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48624/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-48624 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (less), 11 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 11. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48624

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-48624

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
greenwoodsoftware less < 606 cpe:2.3:a:greenwoodsoftware:less:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-48624

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