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CVE-2022-1798

A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to confi

A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to configure the kubevirt to read arbitrary files on the host filesystem which are publicly readable or which are readable for UID 107 or GID 107. /proc/self/<> is not accessible.

HIGH · CVSS 8.7 EPSS 0.0013
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
kubevirt>= 0.20.0 and < 0.55.1
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go kubevirt.io/kubevirt HIGH fixed in 0.55.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-qv98-3369-g364github.com
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Scoring & Timeline

8.7
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve-coordination@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD15 Sep 2022 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

8
rhsaRHSA-2022:6890Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:3333-1
msrcCVE-2022-1798
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:3321-1
rhsaRHSA-2023:0408Important
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