{
  "cveId": "CVE-2022-4515",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4515",
  "summary": "CVE-2022-4515 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1, released December 20, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "ctags: Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* ctags: arbitrary command e...",
  "description": "Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* ctags: arbitrary command execution via a tag file with a crafted filename (CVE-2022-4515)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "published": "2022-12-20T11:15:00Z",
  "severity": "Moderate",
  "cvss": 7.8,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00608,
  "epssPercentile": 0.49323,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ctags",
      "release": "RHEL 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:5.8-23.el8",
      "fix": "RHSA-2023:2863",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "ctags",
      "release": "almalinux 8",
      "fixedVersion": "5.8-23.el8",
      "fix": "ALSA-2023:2863",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "ctags",
      "release": "ol 8",
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      "fix": "ELSA-2023-2863",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2023-05-24T00:00:00Z"
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      "product": "ctags",
      "release": "rocky 8",
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      "fix": "RLSA-2023:2863",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2026-06-25T12:01:05Z"
    },
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      "product": "ctags-etags",
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      "fix": "RHSA-2023:2863",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "ctags-etags",
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      "fix": "ELSA-2023-2863",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2863",
      "released": "2023-05-24T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "exuberant-ctags",
      "release": "Debian 12.15 (bookworm)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:5.9~svn20110310-18",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4515",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-4515",
      "released": "2022-12-20T19:15:25Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "exuberant-ctags",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-4515",
      "released": "2022-12-20T19:15:25Z"
    },
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      "product": "exuberant-ctags",
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    {
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      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-exuberant-ctags-1-5.9-svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1",
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      "released": "2022-12-20T11:15:00Z"
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  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
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