What is CVE-2022-1901?

CVE-2022-1901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-1901?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1901 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-1901

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to unmask sensitive variables by using variable preview.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Octopus Octopus_server
Octopus Deploy Server — versions 2019.7.3, unspecified, 2022.2.6729

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

security@octopus.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1901?: CVE-2022-1901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-1901?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1901 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.