CVE-2022-31256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2022-10-26

Score: 7.7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SUSE

openSUSE Factory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`sendmail`	affected	< 8.17.1-1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52833	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00128.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Fri, 09 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Opensuse Factory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2022-10-26T08:55:09.458Z

Updated: 2025-05-09T19:11:55.650Z

Reserved: 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-31256

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:11:39.944Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-26T09:15:15.613

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:04:14.093

Link: CVE-2022-31256

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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