CVE-2022-0718

Exp

A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect masking in debug logs, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext.

Published: 2022-08-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-0718 is rated Exploit Available (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-0718

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0718

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.42% 1.29% -0.13%
2 2026-05-13 1.24% 1.42% +0.17%
3 2026-05-05 1.24%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-0718

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-0718

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-0718

GHSA-wmqq-r32m-87c5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — python-oslo-utils has improper password parsing

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-0718

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-0718 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-oslo.utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0718
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718
suse medium CVE-2022-0718 severity moderate: SUSE including 3 source package names (python-oslo.utils, python-oslo.utils-doc-4.1.1-150200.8.7.1, python3-oslo.utils-4.1.1-150200.8.7.1), 14 product×package rows across 13 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12, … (13 product lines)): Fixed 8, Will Not Fix 5, Known Not Affected 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-0718 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-oslo.utils), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 5, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0718

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-0718

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack oslo.utils < 4.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:oslo.utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack oslo.utils 4.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:oslo.utils:4.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack_platform 16.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-0718

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