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CVE-2022-23536

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23536 is a local file inclusion vulnerability affecting Cortex versions 1.13.0, 1.13.1, and 1.14.0, specifically when the Alertmanager service has the experimental API enabled. A malicious actor can remotely read local files by submitting crafted Alertmanager configurations to the Set Configuration API. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cortex:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cortex:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cortex:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/cortexproject/cortexFixed in: 1.14.1
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/cortexproject/cortexFixed in: 1.13.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

goGHSA-cq2g-pw6q-hf7jmedium

Cortex's Alertmanager can expose local files content via specially crafted config

Dec 19, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-23536Moderate

cortex: Alertmanager can expose local files content via specially crafted config

Dec 19, 2022

References

cortexmetrics.io / docs/api
Vendor Advisory
github.com / cortexproject/cortex/releases/tag/v1.13.2
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / cortexproject/cortex/releases/tag/v1.14.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / cortexproject/cortex/security/advisories/GHSA-cq2g-pw6q-hf7j
Third Party Advisory