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CVE-2022-27816

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a 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/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575
• https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases

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