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TI-2022-10702 Aliases CVE-2022-27819GHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option.

Priority LOW 26CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00856 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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-h6xw-mghq-7523
  • — 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-h6xw-mghq-7523

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-h6xw-mghq-7523 Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io) Fixed in 1.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27819
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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-2022-10700 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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