CVE-2022-43550Network attack vector

Remote code execution via unchecked browser URL

Published Feb 9, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Command injection in Jitsi Desktop before 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 allows remote attackers to execute code on Windows. BrowserLauncherImpl.openURL passed an attacker-controlled URL to the Windows browser-launch path without limiting the value to an HTTP scheme. A remotely supplied non-HTTP URL therefore reaches command-launch handling and executes code in the desktop user context.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Jitsi Desktop before 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2 allows remote attackers to execute code on Windows. BrowserLauncherImpl.openURL passed an attacker-controlled URL to the Windows browser-launch path without limiting the value to an HTTP scheme. A remotely supplied non-HTTP URL therefore reaches command-launch handling and executes code in the desktop user context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43550
Published
Feb 9, 2023
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Jitsi
Product
Jitsi Desktop
Classifications
CWE-78, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Commit: 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Jitsi · Jitsi Desktopversion=Commit: 8aa7be58522f4264078d54752aae5483bfd854b2

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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