7.8

CVE-2022-31256: opensuse factory Link Following

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:3898-1SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1
Published 26-10-2022Last modified 09-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-31256 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in opensuse factory. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse25 products
  • sendmail&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 6< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
  • sendmail&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
  • sendmail&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
  • sendmail&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
  • sendmail&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
Opensuse3 products
  • factory< 8.17.1-1.1
  • sendmail&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
  • sendmail&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1

2 vendors · 28 products

References

6 links