Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Mist vulnerable to user providing a Sudo binary for authentication checks
CVE-2022-39245
Description
Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided sudo binary via the PATH variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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