Xampp for Windows v8.1.4 and below was discovered to contain insecure permissions for its install directory, allowing attackers to execute…

Description

Xampp for Windows v8.1.4 and below was discovered to contain insecure permissions for its install directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting binaries located in the directory.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-276 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (2)

• https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/Xampp-Install-Dir-Incorrect-Default-Permission/Xampp-Install-Dir-Incorrect-Default-Permission.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/CVE-2022-29376/CVE-2022-29376.md (opens in a new tab)

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2022-29376](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2022-29376.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-29376)

Record last updated 15 Aug 2025, 14:29 UTC.