TI-2022-10699 Aliases CVE-2022-27816 GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname.

LOW 32CWE-59Published 2022-03-30 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

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

Summary

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.005 43rd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io)	before 1.2.0	1.2.0	Patch available	GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9

— 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-8m49-2xj8-67v9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:::::::*	1.1.5	Vulnerable	Waycrate

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

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9 Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27816
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9

References

Exploit 1

[oss-security] 20220414 Multiple vulnerabilities in swhkd hotkey helper for Wayland

Patch 1

https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575

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-2022-10702 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
TI-2022-10697 SWHKD 1.1.5 allows arbitrary file-existence tests via the -c option. CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3

Sources

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