Improper privilege management in Deno - CVE-2022-24783

 

Improper privilege management in Deno - CVE-2022-24783

Published: March 25, 2022 / Updated: April 23, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127025
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24783
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Deno
Software vendor:
Deno Land

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in certain FFI operations when executing code in a Deno runtime. A remote user can execute malicious code that bypasses permission checks to execute arbitrary shell code.

This vulnerability does not affect Deno Deploy.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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