CVE-2022-25255

qt: QProcess could execute a binary from the current working directory when not found in the PATH

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Qt 5.9.x through 5.15.x before 5.15.9 and 6.x before 6.2.4 on Linux and UNIX, QProcess could execute a binary from the current working directory when not found in the PATH.

En Qt versiones 5.9.x hasta 5.15.x anteriores a 5.15.9 y versiones 6.x anteriores a 6.2.4 en Linux y UNIX, QProcess podía ejecutar un binario del directorio de trabajo actual cuando no era encontrado en el PATH

A flaw was found in qt. The vulnerability occurs due to executing binaries from the current directory when the loading path failed, leading to an uncontrolled path element vulnerability. This flaw allows an attacker to execute malicious executables.

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.6.3 General Availability release images, which provide security updates, fix bugs, and update container images. Issues addressed include bypass and denial of service vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-02-16 CVE Reserved
2022-02-16 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/393113	2022-02-28
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/394914	2022-02-28
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/396020	2022-02-28
https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/qprocess5-15.diff	2022-02-28
https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.2/qprocess6-2.diff	2022-02-28

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-25255	2022-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2055505	2022-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Qt Search vendor "Qt"	Qt Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt"	>= 5.9.0 < 5.15.9 Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" and version " >= 5.9.0 < 5.15.9"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Qt Search vendor "Qt"	Qt Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt"	>= 5.9.0 < 5.15.9 Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" and version " >= 5.9.0 < 5.15.9"	-	Affected	in	Opengroup Search vendor "Opengroup"	Unix Search vendor "Opengroup" for product "Unix"	-	-	Safe
Qt Search vendor "Qt"	Qt Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt"	>= 6.0.0 < 6.2.4 Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.2.4"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Qt Search vendor "Qt"	Qt Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt"	>= 6.0.0 < 6.2.4 Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.2.4"	-	Affected	in	Opengroup Search vendor "Opengroup"	Unix Search vendor "Opengroup" for product "Unix"	-	-	Safe