Is CVE-2022-29168 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-29168 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-29168 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-29168 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-29168?

CVE-2022-29168 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

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CVE-2022-29168

CWE-79Published: June 25, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.1

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Wire is a secure messaging application. Wire is vulnerable to arbitrary HTML and Javascript execution via insufficient escaping when rendering `@mentions` in the wire-webapp. If a user receives and views a malicious message, arbitrary code is injected and executed in the context of the victim allowing the attacker to fully control the user account. Wire-desktop clients that are connected to a vulnerable wire-webapp version are also vulnerable to this attack. The issue has been fixed in wire-webapp 2022-05-04-production.0 and is already deployed on all Wire managed services. On-premise instances of wire-webapp need to be updated to docker tag 2022-05-04-production.0-v0.29.7-0-a6f2ded or wire-server 2022-05-04 (chart/4.11.0) or later. No known workarounds exist.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-29168 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.