CVE-2022-32278 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2022-32278?

CVE-2022-32278 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32278?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Xfce Exo.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32278?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-32278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32278, DLA-3056-1, DSA-5164-1, GHSA-9xwj-fh68-48fj, MGASA-2022-0238, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-32278 and 1 more.