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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2022-31256

CVE-2022-31256

HIGH7.7

sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script

Published Oct 26, 2022

Modified 9 months ago

Details

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.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204696

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31256

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.7

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

7.7/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

File System

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedOct 26, 2022

ModifiedMay 9, 2025

CVE-2022-31256 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence