TI-2022-18622 Aliases CVE-2022-39245

Mist vulnerable to user providing a Sudo binary for authentication checks

LOW 38CWE-287Published 2022-09-26 · Updated 2025-04-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-426.

Summary

Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00236 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed mist (makedeb): 0.9.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
makedeb	mist	before 0.9.5	0.9.5	Patch available	CNA

mist Vendormakedeb Affected before 0.9.5 Fixed in 0.9.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:makedeb:mist::::::::	before 0.9.5	Vulnerable	makedeb

cpe:2.3:a:makedeb:mist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·makedeb

Remediation

Fix · CNA mist (makedeb) Fixed in 0.9.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39245

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67

Advisory 2

Sources

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