CVE-2022-37424 | The FILES Directive allows arbitrary files from the frontend system (including sensitive files) to be included when a VM is started from that template, which may result in Information Disclosure.

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in OpenNebula on Linux allows File Discovery.

Published: 2022-10-28 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-37424 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37424

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 2026-05-14 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
2 2026-02-19 0.21% 0.27% +0.06%
3 2026-02-06 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37424

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37424

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-37424

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-37424: 1 source package rows (opennebula); 1 state rows across 1 repos (3.18-community); fixed 0, open 1. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-37424
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-37424 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opennebula), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 3, needs-triage 3, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37424

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37424

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opennebula opennebula < 6.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:opennebula:opennebula:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-37424

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