CVE-2022-4883: X.org Libxpm

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.

Affected products

• X.org Libxpm: before 3.5.15 (fixed in 3.5.15)

Published 2023-02-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.