CVE-2022-29799
A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of...
- Published
- Sep 21, 2022
- Updated
- May 27, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- fedora
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.
Sources
2NimbusPwn (CVE-2022-29799/29800) local privilege escalation PoC in C.
PoC for Nimbuspwn: Linux Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal and TOCTOU in networkd-dispatcher
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