CVE-2022-32166

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

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 45.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2022-09-28 09:30Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-21 14:13Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-05-31

Assigning CNA

Mend

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-126Buffer Over-readVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

56b28f8a658eac80f5677b3d244610c316f274842c34e0189abb11ed6ad5e1ab

• www.mend.iohttps://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32166
• github.comhttps://github.com/cloudbase/ovs/commit/2ed6505555cdcb46f9b1f0329d1491b75290fc73
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221029 [SECURITY] [DLA 3168-1] openvswitch security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00036.htmlmailing-list