CVE-2022-41950 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability by wrong chmod param
An attacker can escalate privileges due to incorrect default file permissions in the super-xray GUI tool on Linux and macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-41950?
CVE-2022-41950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 4ra1n super-xray, published on 22 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
super-xray is the GUI alternative for vulnerability scanning tool xray. In 0.2-beta, a privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered. This caused inaccurate default xray permissions. Note: this vulnerability only affects Linux and Mac OS systems. Users should upgrade to super-xray 0.3-beta.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41950?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Super Xray Project Super Xray.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41950?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-41950 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41950 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in 4ra1n super-xray
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g28-xrw6-fq5f.