CVE-2022-25643

Privileged file deletion via socket pathname

Published Feb 22, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in seatd seatd-launch 0.6.x allows attackers to delete files via a user-supplied socket pathname. The setuid-root seatd-launch utility accepted a socket path from its command-line -s option and passed that untrusted path to unlink(), enabling deletion with elevated privileges. Exploitation requires the vulnerable utility to be installed setuid root; the documented impact is arbitrary file removal and associated integrity or availability loss.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability2.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in seatd seatd-launch 0.6.x allows attackers to delete files via a user-supplied socket pathname. The setuid-root seatd-launch utility accepted a socket path from its command-line -s option and passed that untrusted path to unlink(), enabling deletion with elevated privileges. Exploitation requires the vulnerable utility to be installed setuid root; the documented impact is arbitrary file removal and associated integrity or availability loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25643
Published
Feb 22, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-668
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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