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CVE-2022-29800

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-29800 is a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in networkd-dispatcher, allowing an attacker to replace scripts believed to be root-owned with malicious ones. Although the provided data incorrectly lists "microsoft windows_defender_for_endpoint" as an affected product, this vulnerability primarily impacts Linux systems utilizing networkd-dispatcher. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), it requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to high integrity impacts. There is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating it is not actively exploited. However, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender_for_endpoint:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0710 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-29800Moderate

networkd-dispatcher: Time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition

Apr 27, 2022

References

microsoft.com / security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn
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