TI-2022-12162 Aliases CVE-2022-29799 GHSA-637r-47cq-j74p

Path traversal in networkd-dispatcher

MEDIUM 58CWE-22Published 2022-09-21 · Updated 2025-05-27

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.11761 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	networkd-dispatcher	uknown	—	No fix listed	CNA

networkd-dispatcher Vendor— Affected uknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender_for_endpoint::::::linux::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29799
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-637r-47cq-j74p

References

Exploit 1

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn/

TI-2022-12163 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in networkd-dispatcher CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7

Sources

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