What is CVE-2022-29588?

CVE-2022-29588 is a high-severity vulnerability in Konicaminolta Bizhub 226i, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-29588?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Konicaminolta Bizhub 226i

CVE-2022-29588

Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files.

Published 2022-05-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/ (Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167166/Konica-Minolta-bizhub-MFP-Printer-Terminal… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29588?: CVE-2022-29588 is a high-severity vulnerability in Konicaminolta Bizhub 226i, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-29588?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.