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CVE-2022-27815

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.

Affected products

• Waycrate Swhkd: 1.1.5

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/e661a4940df78fbb7b52c622ac4ae6a3a7f7d8aa
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/e661a4940df78fbb7b52c622ac4ae6a3a7f7d8aa
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases

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