CVE-2022-28999
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers...
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting the binary devcpp.exe.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting the binary devcpp.exe.
- Record
CVE-2022-28999- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting the binary devcpp.exe.
- Record
CVE-2022-28999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-33429 No score
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting the binary devcpp.exe.
- Record
EUVD-2022-33429- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3hq-q98j-c589
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers...
Insecure permissions in the install directories and binaries of Dev-CPP v4.9.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via overwriting the binary devcpp.exe.
- Record
GHSA-v3hq-q98j-c589- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-28999 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Bloodshed Dev-c\+\+, published May 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.