CVE-2022-42917
CVSS Score
6.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In FRRouting FRR before 8.5, the service user (usually frr) can escalate its privileges to root by monitoring the configuration directory (/etc/frr) and replacing config files upon creation with, for example, symlinks to change the ownership of arbitrary files. This is a TOCTOU Race Condition caused by a combination of touch and chown.
| CWE | CWE-367 |
| Vendor | frrouting |
| Product | frrouting |
| Published | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 14, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
FRRouting / FRRouting
0 < 4.5