CVE-2022-31256 json
sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script
published 2022-10-26 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52833
- cvss
- 7.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.
Patch / fix
- SUSE openSUSE Factory 8.17.1-1.1
- sendmail SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +22 more 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- sendmail SLE Module for Legacy 12 8.14.9-4.6.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1SUSE-SU-2022:3898-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- SUSE openSUSE Factory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1204696
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-31256
- NVD CVE-2022-31256
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