CVE-2022-4563 json
Freedom of the Press SecureDrop gpg-agent.conf symlink
published 2022-12-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51898
- cvss
- 7.8
- 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 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.
Patch / fix
- freedom securedrop 2.5.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 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
- Freedom of the Press SecureDrop
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
github.com
/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691
patch, third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?id.215972
permissions-required, third-party-advisory
- github.com /freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
- securedrop.org /news/2_5_1-security-advisory/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4563
- NVD CVE-2022-4563
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