Auth bypass in Fedoraproject Fedora

CVE-2022-1706

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1706?
CVE-2022-1706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-1706?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1706 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.