CVE-2022-22779 affects Keybase Clients for macOS and Windows prior to version 5.9.0, where exploded messages may not be properly removed from the recipient's filesystem under specific conditions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7 (LOW), indicating a low severity, and could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information if a user switches away from chat and puts their device to sleep before a message is exploded. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.