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TI-2022-06182 Aliases CVE-2022-21810GHSA-69f2-4375-qv9h

OS command injection in smartctl

Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

All versions of the package smartctl are vulnerable to Command Injection via the info method due to improper input sanitization.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01232 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—smartctlall versions—No fix listedCNA
—smartctl (npm)up to 1.0.0—No fix listedGHSA-69f2-4375-qv9h
  • smartctl Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • smartctl (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-69f2-4375-qv9h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:smartctl_project:smartctl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSmartctl Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:smartctl_project:smartctl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Smartctl Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21810
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69f2-4375-qv9h

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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