CVE-2022-26530
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland...
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
CVE-2022-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
CVE-2022-26530- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31087 No score
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31087- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-642g-829p-22jc
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland...
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
GHSA-642g-829p-22jc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-26530
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-26530
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-26530
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
swaylock before 1.6 allows attackers to trigger a crash and achieve unlocked access to a Wayland compositor.
- Record
CVE-2022-26530- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
swaylockAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.6-r0 | 1.6-r0 |
swaylockDebian:12 |
before 1.6-1 | 1.6-1 |
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26530 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Swaywm Swaylock, published April 3, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in swaylock 1.6-r0.