CVE-2022-31256 is an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability (CWE-59) affecting sendmail in openSUSE Factory versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges from a user mail account to root. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.17.1-1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.