CVE-2022-29588

Konica Minolta bizhub MFP devices before 2022-04-14 use cleartext password storage for the /var/log/nginx/html/ADMINPASS and /etc/shadow files.

Published: 2022-05-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-29588 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.63%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29588

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 0.48% 1.63% +1.15%
2 2025-09-25 0.33% 0.48% +0.15%
3 2025-05-17 0.33%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29588

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]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29588

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
konicaminolta bizhub_226i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_226i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_227_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_227_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_246i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_246i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_287_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_287_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_306i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_306i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_308_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_308_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_308e_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_308e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_367_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_367_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_368_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_368_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_368e_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_368e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_4052_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_4052_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_458_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_458_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_458e_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_458e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_4752_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_4752_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_558_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_558_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_558e_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_558e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_658e_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_658e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_758_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_758_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_808_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_808_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_958_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_958_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c227_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c227_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c250i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c250i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c258_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c258_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c287_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c287_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c300i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c300i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c308_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c308_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3300i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3300i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3320i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3320i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3350i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3350i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3351_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3351_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c360i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c360i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c368_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c368_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3851_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3851_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c3851fs_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c3851fs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c4000i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c4000i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c4050i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c4050i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c450i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c450i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c458_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c458_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c550i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c550i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c558_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c558_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c650i_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c650i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c658_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c658_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c659_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c659_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_c759_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_c759_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konicaminolta bizhub_pro958_firmware < 2022-04-14 cpe:2.3:o:konicaminolta:bizhub_pro958_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-29588

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