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CVE-2022-27816

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-27816 describes an unsafe use of the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname in SWHKD version 1.1.5 and waycrate swhkd, which can lead to data loss or a denial of service. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and impacting integrity and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 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-8m49-2xj8-67v9high

Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD

Mar 31, 2022

References

github.com / waycrate/swhkd/commit/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575
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