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CVE-2022-1049

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-1049 describes a critical flaw in the Pacemaker configuration tool (pcs), specifically affecting the pcs daemon in clusterlabs and Debian Linux distributions. This vulnerability allows unprivileged accounts with expired passwords or expired accounts to successfully log in when PAM authentication is in use, bypassing intended access restrictions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0182 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: pcs-0:0.10.14-5.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: pcs-0:0.11.3-4.el9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-1049Moderate

pcs: improper authentication via PAM

Mar 17, 2022

References

huntr.dev / bounties/7aa921fc-a568-4fd8-96f4-7cd826246aa5
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00017.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5226
Third Party Advisory