CVE-2022-38351

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 58.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (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:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2022-09-19 20:27Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-29 15:40Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-08-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f282d8ceaa36ebeed0a90109c6ce16028c1940585dba8d72b155f7b72e728b86

• nobugescapes.comhttps://nobugescapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Part1.docxx_refsource_MISC
• nobugescapes.comhttps://nobugescapes.com/blog/privilege-escalation-from-user-operator-to-system-administrator/x_refsource_MISC