CVE-2022-27815
Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27815- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1487 No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1487- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c
Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD
SWHKD is a display protocol-independent hotkey daemon made in Rust. In SWHKD versions 1.1.5 and prior, SWHKD uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. As /tmp is accessible to all users, there can be an information leak or denial of service. No known workarounds exist. A patch is available on the 1.1.0 branch of the repository.
- Record
GHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c
Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD
SWHKD is a display protocol-independent hotkey daemon made in Rust. In SWHKD versions 1.1.5 and prior, SWHKD uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. As /tmp is accessible to all users, there can be an information leak or denial of service. No known workarounds exist. A patch is available on the 1.1.0 branch of the repository.
- Record
GHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-377, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemoncrates.io |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-27815 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Waycrate Swhkd, published March 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon 1.2.0.
References
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27815