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CVE-2022-45639

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-01-24
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted value to the m parameter. NOTE: third parties have disputed this because there is no analysis showing that the backtick command executes outside the context of the user account that entered the command line.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-04-03Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Versions per branch

NVD
Sleuthkit the sleuth kit
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.11= 4.11.1no fix published

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

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-2022-45639 Red Hat Product Security

    sleuthkit: OS command injection vulnerability in "-m" parameter

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Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-09 09:28 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51225
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

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
2023-01-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v833-mfjc-7qr5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45639?

OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted value to the m parameter. NOTE: third parties have disputed this because there is no analysis showing that the backtick command executes outside the context of the user account that entered the command line.

Is CVE-2022-45639 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-45639, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45639?

CVE-2022-45639 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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