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CVE-2022-0852

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0852 describes a flaw in convert2rhel where the Red Hat account password is exposed on the command line, making it visible to local unauthorized users via process monitoring tools. This vulnerability affects convert2rhel and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems managed by the exposed account. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:convert2rhel_project:convert2rhel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-6Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:0.25-4.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-7Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:0.25-4.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-8Fixed in: convert2rhel-0:0.25-4.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-0852Important

convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code

Apr 26, 2022

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2022-0852
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / oamg/convert2rhel/commit/8d72fb030ed31116fdb256b327d299337b000af4
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / oamg/convert2rhel/pull/492
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
issues.redhat.com / browse/RHELC-432
Third Party Advisory