Oracle Solaris version 10 1/13, when using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), is…
Priority HIGH 69CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Oracle Solaris version 10 1/13, when using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privileged user can escalate to root by crafting a malicious printer and double clicking on the the crafted printer's icon.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:common_desktop_environment_project:_common_desktop_environment:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Common Desktop Environment Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Running on | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:common_desktop_environment_project:_common_desktop_environment:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Common Desktop Environment Project
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Running on ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5x3r-56hw-m9mp
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-43752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5x3r-56hw-m9mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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