CVE-2022-4563

Name: CVE-2022-4563
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-16T17:15:09.177+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.30%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-4563 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Freedom of the Press SecureDrop. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gpg-agent.conf. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215972.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.30%

21.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedom	Securedrop	< 2.5.1

References

https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704Third Party Advisory
https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/
https://vuldb.com/?id.215972Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/commit/b0526a06f8ca713cce74b63e00d3730618d89691Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/6704Third Party Advisory
https://securedrop.org/news/2_5_1-security-advisory/
https://vuldb.com/?id.215972Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 16, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-4563?

How severe is CVE-2022-4563?

CVE-2022-4563 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4563?

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Source: NVD / NIST