Privilege Escalation Vulnerability by wrong chmod param
Priority HIGH 69CWE-250Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
super-xray is the GUI alternative for vulnerability scanning tool xray. In 0.2-beta, a privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered. This caused inaccurate default xray permissions. Note: this vulnerability only affects Linux and Mac OS systems. Users should upgrade to super-xray 0.3-beta.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed super-xray (4ra1n): 0.3-beta
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4ra1n | super-xray | before 0.3-beta | 0.3-beta | Patch available | CNA |
- super-xray Vendor4ra1n Affected before 0.3-beta Fixed in 0.3-beta Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:super_xray_project:super_xray:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 beta | Vulnerable | Super Xray Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:super_xray_project:super_xray:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 beta Vulnerable ·Super Xray Project
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA super-xray (4ra1n) Fixed in 0.3-beta
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41950
References
More Super Xray Project Super Xray vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20299 Deserialization Vulnerability by yaml config input in super-xray CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
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