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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-27816

CVE-2022-27816

Description

SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhks.pid pathname. There can be data loss or a denial of service.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemoncrates.io	< 1.2.0	1.2.0

Affected products

3

Waycrate/Swhkd
cpe:2.3:a:waycrate:swhkd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SWHKD/SWHKDdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:cargo/simple-wayland-hotkey-daemon
Range: < 1.2.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/0b620a09605afb815c6d8d8953bbb7a10a8c0575nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m49-2xj8-67v9ghsaADVISORY
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releasesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27816ghsaADVISORY
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases/tag/1.2.0ghsaWEB

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