CVE-2022-42012

Vendorfedoraproject, freedesktopProductfedora, dbusDiscoveredOct 10, 2022UpdatedJun 9, 2025

An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and 1.15.x before 1.15.2. An authenticated attacker can cause dbus-daemon and other programs that use libdbus to crash by sending a message with attached file descriptors in an unexpected format.

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CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS

1.75%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

EPSS Trend

Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 7, 2026

▲ 0.36pp

1.40% → 1.75% over 3 tracked changes

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorNETWORK

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityNONE

IntegrityNONE

AvailabilityHIGH

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

Connections

2 relationships

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Oct 10, 2022

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jun 9, 2025