Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2022-2568
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 2.1, 2.2, 2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2568?
- CVE-2022-2568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2568?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.