CVE-2022-27811 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability affecting GNOME OCRFeeder versions prior to 0.8.4. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by embedding shell metacharacters within a PDF or image filename, leading to arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity and ease of exploitation warrant immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:ocrfeeder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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