// For flags

CVE-2022-2568

Ansible: Logic flaw leads to privilage escalation

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.

Se ha encontrado un fallo de escalada de privilegios en Ansible Automation Platform. Este fallo permite a un usuario remoto autenticado con permisos de tipo "change user" modificar la configuración de la cuenta de superusuario y también eliminar los privilegios de superusuario.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless language. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-07-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-08-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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 Ansible Automation Platform
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 2.1
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Affected
in Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 8.0
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Safe
Redhat
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 Ansible Automation Platform
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform"
 2.2
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform" and version "2.2"
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Affected
in Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 8.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0"
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Safe
Redhat
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 Ansible Automation Platform
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform"
 2.2
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform" and version "2.2"
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Affected
in Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 9.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0"
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Safe
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Ansible Automation Platform
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform"
 2.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Automation Platform" and version "2.0"
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Affected