CVE-2022-48624: greenwoodsoftware less OS Command Injection
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2024:1189-1SUSE-SU-2024:1190-1SUSE-SU-2024:1192-1RHSA-2024:1610RHSA-2024:1692RHSA-2024:1875RHSA-2024:1989UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48624USN-6664-1USN-8079-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48624
Published 19-02-2024Last modified 27-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-48624 is a high (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in greenwoodsoftware less. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 19-02-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 7.0–7.8
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.06% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.06%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse21 products
- less&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 530-150000.3.6.2
- less&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 530-150000.3.6.2
- less&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 530-150000.3.6.2
- less&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 590-150400.3.6.2
- less&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 590-150400.3.6.2
Opensuse3 products
- less&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 590-150400.3.6.2
- less&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 590-150400.3.6.2
- less&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4< 590-150400.3.6.2
Redhat3 products
- less< 0:530-2.el8_9 | < 0:590-3.el9_3 | < 0:530-2.el8_8 | < 0:530-2.el8_6
- less-debuginfo< 0:530-2.el8_9 | < 0:590-3.el9_3 | < 0:530-2.el8_8 | < 0:530-2.el8_6
- less-debugsource< 0:530-2.el8_9 | < 0:590-3.el9_3 | < 0:530-2.el8_8 | < 0:530-2.el8_6
Debian1 product
- less< 590-2.1~deb12u2 | < 590-2.1
Greenwoodsoftware1 product
- less< 606
Ubuntu1 product
- less< 590-2ubuntu1 | < 458-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 551-1ubuntu0.2 | < 590-1ubuntu0.22.04.2
6 vendors · 30 products
References
27 links- greenwoodsoftware.com/less/Release Notes
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/Third Party Advisory
