CVE-2022-26877
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAsana Desktop before 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to exfiltrate local files if they can trick the Asana desktop app into loading a malicious web page.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAsana Desktop versions before 1.6.0 contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exfiltrate local files from the host system. The attack vector requires tricking the desktop application into loading a malicious web page, which can then access local files through the application's context.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Verify Asana Desktop is installedCheck for Asana Desktop installation: On Windows, look for C:\Program Files\Asana\ or C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Programs\asana\. On macOS, check /Applications/Asana.app or ~/Applications/Asana.app.Affected if Asana Desktop is not installed on the system.
-
Determine installed Asana Desktop versionOn Windows, right-click the Asana.exe file, select Properties, and view the Details tab for Product Version. On macOS, right-click Asana.app, select Get Info, and view the Version field.Affected if Unable to locate the Asana Desktop application to check version.
-
Compare version to vulnerability thresholdCompare the found version number to 1.6.0. The application is vulnerable if the version is less than 1.6.0 (for example, 1.5.2, 1.4.0, etc.).Affected if Installed version is less than 1.6.0 (e.g., 1.5.x, 1.4.x, or earlier).
The environment is affected if Asana Desktop is installed with a version number lower than 1.6.0.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.6.0
Upgrade Asana Desktop to version 1.6.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Users should also be cautioned against navigating to untrusted web pages from within the desktop application.
1.6.0 or later
- Check the current version of Asana Desktop by opening the app and navigating to Help > About Asana
- Download the latest version of Asana Desktop (1.6.0 or later) from the official Asana website at asana.com/download
- Run the installer to upgrade the existing Asana Desktop installation
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking Help > About Asana confirms version 1.6.0 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation0.5 h
- Testing0.5 h
- Review / QA0.5 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,200.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2022-26877 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-26877 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data