CVE-2022-27819
Unsafe parsing in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
CVE-2022-27819- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
CVE-2022-27819- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1755 No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
EUVD-2022-1755- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523
Unsafe parsing in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
GHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523
Unsafe parsing in SWHKD
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
GHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).
- Record
CVE-2022-27819- 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-2022-27819 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Waycrate Swhkd, published April 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th 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-2022-27819