What is CVE-2022-2818?

CVE-2022-2818 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cockpit-hq Cockpit-hq/cockpit, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-2818?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2818 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Cockpit-hq Cockpit-hq/cockpit

CVE-2022-2818

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.

EPSS: 0.015 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cockpit-hq Cockpit-hq/cockpit — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/ee27e5df-516b-4cf4-9f28-346d907b5491 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/4bee1b903ee20818f4a8ecb9d974b9536cc54cb4 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2818?: CVE-2022-2818 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cockpit-hq Cockpit-hq/cockpit, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-2818?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2818 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.