CVE-2022-29973
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in...
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.7
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
CVE-2022-29973- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
CVE-2022-29973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34279 No score
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34279- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmmx-gw34-42v3
4.7
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in...
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
GHSA-fmmx-gw34-42v3- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-29973
4.7
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29973- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973
4.7
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29973- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
relan exFAT 1.3.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (data from deleted files in the filesystem) in certain situations involving offsets beyond ValidDataLength.
- Record
CVE-2022-29973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fuse-exfatDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0+git20220115-21.4.0-11.4.0-21.4.0-31.4.0-4 |
None known |
fuse-exfatDebian:13 |
before 1.4.0-2 | 1.4.0-2 |
fuse-exfatDebian:14 |
before 1.4.0-2 | 1.4.0-2 |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.0-21.2.1-21.2.2-11.2.3-1 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.7-11.2.8-1 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-1 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-21.3.0+git20220115-2 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-2 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-31.4.0-3build1 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-4 |
None known |
fuse-exfatUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-3build11.4.0-4 |
None known |
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-2022-29973 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Exfat Project Exfat, published May 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in fuse-exfat 1.4.0-2.
References
github.com/relan/exfat/issues/185
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29973
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmmx-gw34-42v3
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29973.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29973
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29973
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29973