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TI-2022-10697 Aliases CVE-2022-27814GHSA-x446-3xhq-5xfp

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows arbitrary file-existence tests via the -c option.

Priority LOW 16CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows arbitrary file-existence tests via the -c option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00453 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io): 1.2.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io)before 1.2.01.2.0Patch availableGHSA-x446-3xhq-5xfp
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0 Fixed in 1.2.0 Patch available GHSA-x446-3xhq-5xfp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableWaycrate
  • cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Waycrate

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-x446-3xhq-5xfp Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27814
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x446-3xhq-5xfp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2022-10701 SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.sock pathname. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-10698 SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-10699 SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-10702 SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-10700 SWHKD 1.1.5 consumes the keyboard events of unintended users. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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