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CVE-2022-4515

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.58%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-12-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2022-4515
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.58%

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file results in arbitrary command execution because the externalSortTags() in sort.c calls the system(3) function in an unsafe way.

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