CVE-2022-0996: fedoraproject fedora Improper Authentication
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesRHBA-2022:7929UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0996DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0996openSUSE-SU-2024:11952-1
Published 23-03-2022Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-0996 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 5Timeline
- 23-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability was found in the 389 Directory Server that allows expired passwords to access the database to cause improper authentication.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSources4 sources · 5.7–6.5
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.53% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.53%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 found389 Ds Base
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat14 products
- 389_directory_server1.4.0.0
- enterprise_linux8.0
- 389-ds-base< 0:1.4.3.31-6.module+el8dsrv+16980+c4b9cd33
- 389-ds-base-debuginfo< 0:1.4.3.31-6.module+el8dsrv+16980+c4b9cd33
- 389-ds-base-debugsource< 0:1.4.3.31-6.module+el8dsrv+16980+c4b9cd33
Debian1 product
- 389-ds-base< 2.0.15-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35
Opensuse1 product
- 389-ds&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.0.14~git25.e6431d959-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
- 389-ds-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 18 products
