CVE-2022-27816
Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27816- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27816- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1381 No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1381- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9
Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service. A patch is available on the 1.1.0 branch of the repository.
- Record
GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9
Data Loss/Denial of Service in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service. A patch is available on the 1.1.0 branch of the repository.
- Record
GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-27816- 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-2022-27816 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Waycrate Swhkd, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd 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-2022-27816