CVE-2022-27882

slaacd in OpenBSD 6.9 and 7.0 before 2022-03-22 has an integer signedness error and resultant...

7.5 High

slaacd in OpenBSD 6.9 and 7.0 before 2022-03-22 has an integer signedness error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow triggerable by a crafted IPv6 router advertisement. NOTE: privilege separation and pledge can prevent exploitation.

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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.91%Up 1.0 points since Mar 26, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-27882
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-681
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-27882
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-32370 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-32370
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c83m-wj2v-88pf 7.5

slaacd in OpenBSD 6.9 and 7.0 before 2022-03-22 has an integer signedness error and resultant...

Record: GHSA-c83m-wj2v-88pf
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-681
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

openbsd

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-27882 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openbsd, published March 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.