CVE-2022-45062

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-11-09. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In Xfce xfce4-settings before 4.16.4 and 4.17.x before 4.17.1, there is an argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
72%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 9, 2022

Last Modified

May 1, 2025

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper (#390) · Issues · Xfce / xfce4-settings · GitLab

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/issues/390
generic

Escape characters which do not belong into an URI/URL (Issue #390) (f34a92a8) · Commits · Xfce / xfce4-settings · GitLab

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/commit/f34a92a84f96268ad24a7a13fd5edc9f1d526110
generic

Escape characters which do not belong into an URI/URL (Issue #390) (55e3c5fb) · Commits · Xfce / xfce4-settings · GitLab

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/commit/55e3c5fb667e96ad1412cf249879262b369d28d7
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 5296-1] xfce4-settings security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5296
generic

xfce4-settings: Browser Argument Injection (GLSA 202305-05) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-05
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.3-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XGTGTTPFHDUB3EZHVKDK4H32QUUYPPFF/
generic

Tags · Xfce / xfce4-settings · GitLab

https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/tags

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuxfce4-settings (4.16.2-1ubuntu2.22.10.1) @ kinetic2026-05-25ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
xfce4-settings4.16.0-14.16.0-1+deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
xfce4-settings—4.16.4-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
xfce4-settings—4.16.4-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
xfce4-settings—4.16.4-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-45062?
CVE-2022-45062 is a critical vulnerability published on November 9, 2022. In Xfce xfce4-settings before 4.16.4 and 4.17.x before 4.17.1, there is an argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper.
When was CVE-2022-45062 disclosed?
CVE-2022-45062 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 9, 2022, with the most recent update on May 1, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-45062 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-45062 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 28.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-45062?
CVE-2022-45062 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-45062?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-45062, 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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