CVE-2022-4964

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio...

5.5 MediumFix available

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Up 0.2 points since Jan 31, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: CVE-2022-4964
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-52216 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: EUVD-2022-52216
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p626-3xpc-x4f6 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio...

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: GHSA-p626-3xpc-x4f6
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: CVE-2022-4964
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: CVE-2022-4964
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-4964 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4964
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4964 5.5

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4964
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pipewire` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.65-30.3.65-3+deb12u10.3.66-10.3.67-10.3.67-2 Show 45 moreShow less 0.3.68-10.3.69-10.3.70-10.3.70-20.3.71-10.3.71-20.3.72-10.3.72-20.3.73-10.3.74-10.3.74-1~bpo11+10.3.74-1~bpo12+10.3.76-10.3.76-1~bpo11+10.3.76-1~bpo12+10.3.77-10.3.77-1~bpo11+10.3.77-1~bpo12+10.3.78-10.3.79-10.3.79-1~bpo11+10.3.79-1~bpo12+10.3.79-20.3.80-10.3.80-20.3.80-2~bpo11+10.3.80-2~bpo12+10.3.81-10.3.82-10.3.82-1~bpo11+10.3.82-1~bpo12+10.3.83-10.3.83-1~bpo11+10.3.83-1~bpo12+10.3.84-10.3.84-1~bpo12+10.3.85-10.3.85-1~bpo11+10.3.85-1~bpo12+11.0.0-11.0.0-1~bpo11+11.0.0-1~bpo12+11.0.0-21.0.0-31.0.1-1	None known
`pipewire` Debian:13	before 1.0.2-1	1.0.2-1
`pipewire` Debian:14	before 1.0.2-1	1.0.2-1
`pipewire` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.32-10.3.39-40.3.40-10.3.40-20.3.41-1ubuntu1 Show 9 moreShow less 0.3.42-10.3.43-20.3.44-10.3.45-10.3.47-1ubuntu10.3.48-1ubuntu10.3.48-1ubuntu20.3.48-1ubuntu30.3.48-1ubuntu3.2	None known
`wireplumber` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.4.4-10.4.5-10.4.6-10.4.7-10.4.8-20.4.8-30.4.8-4	None known

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2022-4964 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Canonical Ubuntu Pipewire-pulse, published January 23, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in pipewire 1.0.2-1.

References

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