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CVE-2022-23950

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-21
  • Fixed in6.3.0
  • WeaknessCWE-379 · CWE-668

Am I affected?

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Description

In Keylime before 6.3.0, Revocation Notifier uses a fixed /tmp path for UNIX domain socket which can allow unprivileged users a method to prohibit keylime operations.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-2119:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Keylime
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.3< 6.3.06.3.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As fedora, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • keylime
    Affected
    • = keylime 6.3.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-09-21

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-23950 Red Hat Product Security

    keylime: Multiple security vulnerabilities fixed in keylime 6.3.x

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Keylime to 6.3.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-05-27
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.52025-05-27
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-379known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-668read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-11-08

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-09-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23950?

In Keylime before 6.3.0, Revocation Notifier uses a fixed /tmp path for UNIX domain socket which can allow unprivileged users a method to prohibit keylime operations.

Is CVE-2022-23950 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-23950, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-23950?

CVE-2022-23950 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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