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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.6% 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
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform — versions 16.2
- OpenStack
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3261 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
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.