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CVE-2022-26530

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.

Affected products

• Swaywm Swaylock: before 1.6 — fixed in 1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Swaywm Swaylock 1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066596
• https://github.com/swaywm/swaylock/commit/1d1c75b6316d21933069a9d201f966d84099f6ca
• https://github.com/swaywm/swaylock/pull/219
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066596
• https://github.com/swaywm/swaylock/commit/1d1c75b6316d21933069a9d201f966d84099f6ca
• https://github.com/swaywm/swaylock/pull/219

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