// For flags

CVE-2022-1804

Accountsservice incorrectly drops privileges

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment

Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Marc Deslauriers, Seth Arnold
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-05-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-05-24 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-25 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ubuntu
Search vendor "Ubuntu"
 Linux
Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Linux"
 >= 0.6.55-3ubuntu1.0 < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Linux" and version " >= 0.6.55-3ubuntu1.0 < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3"
en
Affected