What is CVE-2022-29934?

CVE-2022-29934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Usu Oracle Optimization, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-29934?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Usu Oracle Optimization

CVE-2022-29934

USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Usu Oracle Optimization — versions 5.16.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4vr2-wxp6-w2… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29934?: CVE-2022-29934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Usu Oracle Optimization, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-29934?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.