CVE-2022-25926Public exploit

Command execution via unsanitized sendKeys arguments

Published Jan 4, 2023 · Updated Apr 10, 2025

Command injection in window-control before 1.4.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands through the sendKeys function. The function interpolates caller-controlled process identifiers, window titles, and key strings into platform-specific shell commands without safely quoting single quotes. Exploitation requires an application to pass attacker-controlled arguments to sendKeys, and injected commands run with that application's privileges.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability1.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in window-control before 1.4.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands through the sendKeys function. The function interpolates caller-controlled process identifiers, window titles, and key strings into platform-specific shell commands without safely quoting single quotes. Exploitation requires an application to pass attacker-controlled arguments to sendKeys, and injected commands run with that application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25926
Published
Jan 4, 2023
Updated
Apr 10, 2025
Vendor
Bruno Robert
Product
window-control
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Bruno Robert · window-controlversion=0 <1.4.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4SnykCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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