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TI-2022-22514 Aliases CVE-2022-45639GHSA-v833-mfjc-7qr5

OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to…

Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · 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-78.

Summary

OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted value to the m parameter. NOTE: third parties have disputed this because there is no analysis showing that the backtick command executes outside the context of the user account that entered the command line.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04709 91st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:4.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.1Vulnerablesleuthkit
  • cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:4.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.1 Vulnerable ·sleuthkit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45639
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v833-mfjc-7qr5

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2020-08244 In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a stack buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10830 An issue was discovered in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.6.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10829 An issue was discovered in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.6.6. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-08245 In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-08401 An issue was discovered in libtskbase.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-08400 An issue was discovered in libtskimg.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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