6.5

CVE-2022-1706: fedoraproject fedora Incorrect Authorization

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:2349-1SUSE-SU-2022:2350-1SUSE-SU-2022:2866-1
Published 17-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1706 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
RHSA-2022:5068CGA-QW8X-X949-F9CC

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the Ignition config contains secrets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Possible workaround is to not put secrets in the Ignition config.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.30% 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

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

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.

Redhat7 products
Suse6 products
  • ignition&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 2.14.0-150300.4.7.1
  • ignition&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 2.14.0-150300.6.7.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 15-150100.8.17.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 15-150100.8.17.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3< 15-150100.8.17.1
Opensuse4 products
  • ignition&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 2.14.0-150300.6.7.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 15-150100.8.17.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 15-150100.8.17.1
  • systemd-presets-common-SUSE&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 15-150100.8.17.1
Chainguard2 products
  • cluster-api-aws-controllerAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • cluster-api-aws-controller-fipsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • ignition< 2.14.0+ds1-1
Fedoraproject1 product
Github.com/coreos1 product
  • ignition< 2.14.0 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/coreos/ignition1 product
  • v2< 2.14.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • ignitionAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi1 product
  • cluster-api-aws-controllerAll versions (No fix recorded)

10 vendors · 25 products

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