Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2022-25926

Q: Is CVE-2022-25926 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-25926, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25926?

CVE-2022-25926 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2023-01-04
Fixed in1.4.5
WeaknessCWE-78 · CWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

Versions of the package window-control before 1.4.5 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the sendKeys function, due to improper input sanitization.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2023-01-0418:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25926?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25926?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV

Window-control project window-control

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.4	< 1.4.5	1.4.5	NVD · OSV

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

Fix

Update Window-control project window-control to 1.4.5

Advisories and patches

github.comPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-10
OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
CNACVSS 3.17.4read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-942025-04-10
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2023-01-04
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25926?

Versions of the package window-control before 1.4.5 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the sendKeys function, due to improper input sanitization.

Is CVE-2022-25926 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-25926, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25926?

CVE-2022-25926 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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