8.8

CVE-2022-1049: clusterlabs pcs Improper Authentication

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2022:7447RHSA-2022:7935UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1049
Published 25-03-2022Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1049 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in clusterlabs pcs. EPSS estimates a 1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the Pacemaker configuration tool (pcs). The pcs daemon was allowing expired accounts, and accounts with expired passwords to login when using PAM authentication. Therefore, unprivileged expired accounts that have been denied access could still login.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.97% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (huntr.dev)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • pcs< 0.10.1-2+deb10u1 | < 0.11.3-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0 | 11.0
Redhat2 products
  • pcs< 0:0.10.14-5.el8 | < 0:0.11.3-4.el9
  • pcs-snmp< 0:0.10.14-5.el8 | < 0:0.11.3-4.el9
Clusterlabs1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • pcs< 0.10.11-2ubuntu3+esm1

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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