7.4

CVE-2022-2996: debian debian_linux Improper Certificate Validation

Modified
AliasesGHSA-rf3f-3p37-2qh4PYSEC-2022-43152RHSA-2022:8854
Published 01-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2996 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.4 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 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
RHSA-2022:7398

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's certificate would not be verified. This issue opens up the connection to possible Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.04 pp

From 0.63% 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, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • python-scciclient< 0.7.2-2+deb10u1 | < 0.12.3-2
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Redhat2 products
  • python-scciclient< 0:0.9.1-2.20220111031440.el8ost | < 0:0.10.2-0.20220830130628.b8e6e34.el9ost
  • python3-scciclient< 0:0.9.1-2.20220111031440.el8ost | < 0:0.10.2-0.20220830130628.b8e6e34.el9ost
PyPI1 product
  • python-scciclient< 0.12.0
Python-scciclient_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-scciclientAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 7 products

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