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TI-2022-04364 Aliases CVE-2022-4768GHSA-r4w8-5mfm-rhh8

Dropbox merou SSH Public Key public_key.py add_public_key injection

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Dropbox merou. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function add_public_key of the file grouper/public_key.py of the component SSH Public Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument public_key_str leads to injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216906 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00723 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
dropboxmerouall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • merou Vendordropbox Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:merou:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2022-03-28Vulnerabledropbox
  • cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:merou:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2022-03-28 Vulnerable ·dropbox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4768
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4w8-5mfm-rhh8

References

Patch 2

Sources

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