window-control up to 1.4.4 sendKeys command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in window-control up to 1.4.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sendKeys. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-25926. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in window-control up to 1.4.4. This issue affects the function sendKeys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Versions of the package window-control before 1.4.5 are vulnerable to Command Injection via the sendKeys function, due to improper input sanitization.

The weakness was published 01/04/2023 as 075c854534a749d887655a906759f5a7eee95173. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-25926 since 02/24/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 075c854534a749d887655a906759f5a7eee95173 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: window-control 1.4.5
Patch: 075c854534a749d887655a906759f5a7eee95173

Timelineinfo

02/24/2022 🔍
01/04/2023 +314 days 🔍
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04/10/2025 +827 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 075c854534a749d887655a906759f5a7eee95173
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-25926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-25926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217415

Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2023 22:04
Updated: 04/10/2025 16:29
Changes: 01/04/2023 22:04 (43), 01/28/2023 11:16 (21), 04/10/2025 16:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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