CVE-2022-32278

high
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
8.0

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32278

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed4.16.3-2
debian debianbookwormfixed4.16.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.16.0-1+deb11u1
debian debianforkyfixed4.16.4-1
debian debiansidfixed4.16.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.16.4-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.