CVE-2022-27966
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to...
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
- Record
CVE-2022-27966- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
- Record
CVE-2022-27966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32452 No score
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32452- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85m7-w6gg-59m8
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to...
Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.
- Record
GHSA-85m7-w6gg-59m8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- 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-2022-27966 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Netsarang Xshell, published March 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.