CVE-2022-46663

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.41% (73rd) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

28 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-116USCWE-707USCWE-74US

affected products (28)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
Gentoo Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:gentoo:linux:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Xerox FreeFlow Print Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v2
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v7 for Solarisall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v7_for_solaris
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v9all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v9
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 22.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 22.10fstec_bduRU
Mark Nudelman Less≤ 609fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 15.4fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing≤ 15 SP4fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro≤ 5.3fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem≤ 15 SP4fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications≤ 15 SP4fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Manager Proxy≤ 4.3fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server≤ 4.3fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Manager Server≤ 4.3fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop≤ 15 SP4fstec_bduRU

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1529less: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-06-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in less ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2031Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2024-1591Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen, Privilegien zu erweitern und Sicherheitsmechanismen inklusive zu umgehen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-02-07modified 2026-06-17

references (23)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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