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CVE-2022-0851

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0851 describes a flaw in convert2rhel where the --activationkey option exposes the activation key on the command line when passed to subscription-manager. This allows local unauthorized users to view the key via process monitoring tools, affecting convert2rhel and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity local attack with high confidentiality impact, potentially leading to subscription fraud. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:convert2rhel_project:convert2rhel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
22.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-6Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:1.0-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-7Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:1.0-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-8Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:1.0-1.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-0851Moderate

convert2rhel: Activation key passed via command line by code

Apr 26, 2022

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2022-0851
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory