CVE-2022-1766

Anchore Enterprise anchorectl version 0.1.4 improperly stored credentials when generating a Software Bill of Materials. anchorectl will add the credentials used to access Anchore Enterprise API in the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generated by anchorectl. Users of anchorectl version 0.1.4 should upgrade to anchorectl version 0.1.5 to resolve this issue.

Published: 2022-07-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-1766 is rated Moderate Risk (47.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1766

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 2025-07-22 0.15% 0.27% +0.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.15% -0.11%
3 2025-03-29 0.26%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-1766

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-1766

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-1766

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
anchore anchore < 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:anchore:anchore:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
anchore anchorectl < 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:anchore:anchorectl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-1766

URL Tags
https://docs.anchore.com/current/docs/releasenotes/401/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence