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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-2818 json

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in cockpit-hq/cockpit

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-8wj3-cpmr-8whp , EUVD-2022-6520

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.

Patch / fix

  • packagist cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.2.2
  • cockpit-hq cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.2.2

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Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • huntr.dev https://huntr.dev/bounties/ee27e5df-516b-4cf4-9f28-346d907b5491 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist cockpit-hq/cockpit
<2.2.2
2.2.2

Affected products

  • cockpit-hq cockpit-hq/cockpit

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-212 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication
  • CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

References

Sources

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