Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-24986 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in KDE Kcron

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
kde
CWE-668

Summary

KDE KCron through 21.12.2 uses a temporary file in /tmp when saving, but reuses the filename during an editing session. Thus, someone watching it be created the first time could potentially intercept the file the following time, enabling that person to run unauthorized commands.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Kde
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)