7.4

CVE-2022-3259: redhat openshift Improper Initialization

Modified
Published 09-12-2022Last modified 22-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3259 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Improper Initialization vulnerability in redhat openshift. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.4 (CVE.org); 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 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 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 2
RHSA-2022:7398RHSA-2023:1325

Timeline

  1. 09-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Openshift 4.9 does not use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) which may allow man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.02 pp

From 0.55% 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.

Redhat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links