Is CVE-2022-35978 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-35978 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-35978?

CVE-2022-35978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-35978?

CVE-2022-35978 has an EPSS score of 2.20% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35978?

Upgrade minetest on debian 12 to 5.5.0+dfsg+~1.9.0mt4+dfsg-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-35978

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Minetest is a free open-source voxel game engine with easy modding and game creation. In **single player**, a mod can set a global setting that controls the Lua script loaded to display the main menu. The script is then loaded as soon as the game session is exited. The Lua environment the menu runs in is not sandboxed and can directly interfere with the user's system. There are currently no known workarounds.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available

minetestDebian

Fixed in:5.5.0+dfsg+~1.9.0mt4+dfsg-2CVE-2022-35978

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

dev.minetest.net

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.