What is CVE-2022-2901?

CVE-2022-2901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chatwoot, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-2901?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Chatwoot

CVE-2022-2901

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository chatwoot/chatwoot prior to 2.8.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Chatwoot
Chatwoot Chatwoot/chatwoot — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

huntr.dev/bounties/cf46e0a6-f1b5-4959-a952-be9e4bac03fe (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/commit/329e8c37c8ebc1b3629c0c3830b0e3070a3adc2a (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2901?: CVE-2022-2901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chatwoot, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-2901?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.