CVE-2022-1804 json
Accountsservice incorrectly drops privileges
published 2025-03-25 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-25083
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Patch / fix
- Ubuntu Linux 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
- accountsservice Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1804
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
ubuntu.com
/security/notices/USN-5439-1
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
bugs.launchpad.net
/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1974250
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-1804
- NVD CVE-2022-1804
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