CVE-2022-48624 (GCVE-0-2022-48624)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-27 14:21
VLAI
Summary
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
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