8.4

CVE-2022-0555: canonical ltd. subiquity Plaintext Storage of a Password

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0555
Published 03-06-2024Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-0555 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in canonical ltd. subiquity. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 03-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Subiquity Shows Guided Storage Passphrase in Plaintext with Read-all Permissions

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Canonical ltd.1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • subiquityAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links