CVE-2022-40673
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper:...
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
- Record
CVE-2022-40673- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
- Record
CVE-2022-40673- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43944 No score
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43944- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfq2-j4qj-4p6f
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper:...
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
- Record
GHSA-jfq2-j4qj-4p6f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.
- Record
CVE-2022-40673- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2022-40673 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Kdiskmark Project Kdiskmark, published September 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/releases/tag/3.1.0
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/14/1
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYO3GWTNPHNCLHSI562Q3KX43PW7FQ4Q
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40673