CVE-2022-3162

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 73.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-03-01 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-07 18:35Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-08

Assigning CNA

kubernetes

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalBase
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

cc2ac09f6a95375dba892004696cbcdcfda2bf5f3e7fc1b7835ecf3c99d9cb3e

• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/iUd550j7kjA
• github.comhttps://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/113756
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0004/