What is CVE-2022-1798?

CVE-2022-1798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Llc Kubevirt, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2022-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-1798?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1798 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Google Llc Kubevirt

CVE-2022-1798

A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to configure the kubevirt to read arbitrary files on the host filesystem which are publicly readable or which are readable for UID 107 or GID 107. /proc/self/<> is not accessible.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2022-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Llc Kubevirt — versions unspecified
Kubevirt

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-qv98-3369-g364 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1798?: CVE-2022-1798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Llc Kubevirt, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2022-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-1798?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1798 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.