CVE-2022-4170

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-12-09. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
79.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 9, 2022

Last Modified

April 14, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2022-4170: rxvt-unicode code execution via background OSC

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/05/1
generic

rxvt-unicode: Arbitrary Code Execution (GLSA 202310-20) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-20
redhat Patch Available

2151597 – (CVE-2022-4170) CVE-2022-4170 rxvt-unicode: remote code execution via background OSC

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151597

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

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  51. 2026-05-25 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-4170?
CVE-2022-4170 is a critical vulnerability published on December 9, 2022. The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
When was CVE-2022-4170 disclosed?
CVE-2022-4170 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 9, 2022, with the most recent update on April 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-4170 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-4170 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-4170?
CVE-2022-4170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-4170?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-4170, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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