Search/CVE-2022-49737
● CVE — High

CVE-2022-49737

DiscoveredMar 16, 2025UpdatedApr 15, 2026

In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.

CVSS v3.1
7.7 HIGH
EPSS
0.34%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▲ 0.01pp
0.33% → 0.34% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityLOW
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 16, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 15, 2026