CVE-2022-46343EPSS p82.1%

CVE-2022-46343CVE-2022-46343

x.org / x_server

Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Scoring

CVSS 8.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS2.37% probability of exploitation · percentile 82.1% · 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z
Last modified2026-06-17
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.