CVE-2022-2568: redhat ansible_automation_platform Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2568 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in redhat ansible_automation_platform. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 18-08-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
61%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.08 pp
From 0.87% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat6 products
- ansible_automation_platform2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0
- python-galaxy-ng< 0:4.4.4-1.el8pc | < 0:4.5.0-4.el9ap
- python3-galaxy-ng< 0:4.5.0-4.el9ap
- python38-galaxy-ng< 0:4.4.4-1.el8pc
- python39-galaxy-ng< 0:4.5.0-4.el8ap
Ubuntu2 products
- ansibleAll versions (No fix recorded)
- ansible-coreAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 8 products
References
10 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653X Refsource MISCREPORTExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
