What is CVE-2022-38065?

CVE-2022-38065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-38065?

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

Privilege escalation in Openstack

CVE-2022-38065

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileg…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openstack — versions git master 05194e7618
Redhat Openstack

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38065?: CVE-2022-38065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-38065?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.