CVE-2022-32278

Publication date 13 June 2022

Last updated 11 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exo 25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
25.04 plucky
Needs evaluation
24.10 oracular Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 4.16.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1+esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 0.12.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.10.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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