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CVE-2022-1043

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—Exploit
Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability3.86 %higher than 90% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitAvailableMetasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring implementation. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to corrupt system memory, crash the system or escalate privileges.

CVSS

Base score
8.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
3.86 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
90
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

References

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