CVE-2022-4768

CRITICAL
Published Dec 27, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Dec 27, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in Dropbox merou. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function add_public_key of the file grouper/public_key.py of the component SSH Public Key Handler. The manipulation of the argument public_key_str leads to injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216906 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-74

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
dropboxmerou* <2022-03-28

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/dropbox/merou/commit/d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/dropbox/merou/pull/673
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216906
    Third Party Advisory
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.216906
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/dropbox/merou/commit/d93087973afa26bc0a2d0a5eb5c0fde748bdd107
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/dropbox/merou/pull/673
    PatchThird Party Advisory