What is CVE-2022-32562?

CVE-2022-32562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-32562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Couchbase Server

CVE-2022-32562

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.0.4. Operations may succeed on a collection using stale RBAC permission.

Published 2022-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Couchbase Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

forums.couchbase.com/tags/security (Vendor Advisory)
docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
www.couchbase.com/alerts (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32562?: CVE-2022-32562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-32562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.