CVE-2022-38778

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

0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 58.9% 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:N/I:N/A:H

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

2023-02-08 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-25 14:20Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-08-26

Assigning CNA

elastic

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:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f05de7deacd5d8eb7b2e8daef8617b8543d324e7eb821fbcf3b5a1d5cb32a460

• www.elastic.cohttps://www.elastic.co/community/security
• discuss.elastic.cohttps://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-7-17-9-8-5-0-and-8-6-1-security-update/324661