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CVE-2022-0852

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. convert2rhel passes the Red Hat account password to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the password via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the privileges of the Red Hat account in question, but it could affect the integrity, availability, and/or data confidentiality of other systems that are administered by that account. This occurs regardless of how the password is supplied to convert2rhel.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from convert2rhel_project, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-08-29T15:15:10.027

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:39:31.770

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-359
Type: Secondary
CWE-668

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	convert2rhel_project	convert2rhel	< 0.26	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0852 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060129 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/oamg/convert2rhel/commit/8d72fb030ed31116fdb256b327d299337b000af4 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/oamg/convert2rhel/pull/492 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-432 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0852 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060129 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/oamg/convert2rhel/commit/8d72fb030ed31116fdb256b327d299337b000af4 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/oamg/convert2rhel/pull/492 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-432 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For convert2rhel_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.