enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges…
Priority HIGH 69CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06006 93rd 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:enlightenment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.25.4 | Vulnerable | Enlightenment |
- cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:enlightenment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.25.4 Vulnerable ·Enlightenment
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j268-37pf-rvx9
References
More Enlightenment vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-01447 Enlightenment before 0.17.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the gdb method. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-01446 An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-37706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j268-37pf-rvx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-37706 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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