# CVE-2022-27817: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon

> The SWHKD library consumes keyboard events from unintended users, potentially leaking information or causing denial of functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5wh-7h2j-h999

## What is CVE-2022-27817?

CVE-2022-27817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SWHKD 1.1.5 consumes the keyboard events of unintended users. This could potentially cause an information leak, but is usually a denial of functionality.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27817?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon` | crates.io | All versions to 1.1.5 | None |
| `Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon` | crates.io | All versions to 1.1.5 | None |

Products: Waycrate Swhkd.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27817 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-27818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27818/): Insecure temporary file usage in SWHKD (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-27815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27815/): Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-27816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27816/): Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-27819](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27819/): Unsafe parsing in SWHKD (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-27814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27814/): Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27817 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io): affected all versions up to 1.1.5; no fix listed
- Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon (crates.io): affected all versions up to 1.1.5; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27817/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27817/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27817
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27817
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27817

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27817/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.