CVE-2022-31256 HIGH

CVE-2022-31256: sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script

Vendor Suse
Product openSUSE Factory
Weakness CWE-59
Published October 26, 2022
Last update May 9, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 26, 2022 CVE published
May 9, 2025 Record updated