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CVE-2022-27815

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-27815 describes an unsafe use of the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname in SWHKD version 1.1.5, affecting waycrate swhkd. This vulnerability, rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, allows for potential information leakage or denial of service due to insecure file handling. While the attack vector is local and complexity is low, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Simple-Wayland-HotKey-DaemonFixed in: 1.2.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

rustGHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82ccritical

Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD

Mar 31, 2022

References

github.com / waycrate/swhkd/commit/e661a4940df78fbb7b52c622ac4ae6a3a7f7d8aa
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / waycrate/swhkd/releases
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1
ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory