Vulnerability in Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2

CVE-2022-3261

A flaw was found in OpenStack. Multiple components show plain-text passwords in /var/log/messages during the OpenStack overcloud update run, leading to a disclosure of sensitive information problem.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3261?
CVE-2022-3261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-3261?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.