Code Injection in Qt - CVE-2022-25255
Published: April 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61830
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25255
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Trolltech
Affected software:
Qt
Qt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to QProcess can execute a binary from the current working directory when not found in the PATH. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-25255
Install updates from vendor's website.