Is CVE-2022-45062 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-45062 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-45062?

CVE-2022-45062 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-45062?

CVE-2022-45062 has an EPSS score of 1.41% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45062?

Upgrade xfce4-settings on debian 11 to 4.16.0-1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-45062

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-88

How to fix

Remediation Available

xfce4-settingsDebian

Fixed in:4.16.0-1+deb11u1CVE-2022-45062

Fixed in:4.16.4-1CVE-2022-45062

xfce4-settingsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.16.2-1ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-6141-1

Fixed in:4.16.2-1ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-6141-1

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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

gitlab.xfce.org

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-88 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-10033	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-36804	High	8.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2026-24061	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2007-0882	High	10.0	98%	-	-
CVE-2018-17456	Critical	9.8	97%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-19518	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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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 2025-05-01.