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CVE-2022-48624
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
High7.8EPSS 1.1%
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- mitre
Description
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/compare/v605...v606 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240527 [SECURITY] [DLA 3823-1] less security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
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)
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