CVE-2022-2568

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.95% (61st) EPSS
CVSS 6.5 · medium
Is it mine?
25 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedpython-galaxy-ng-0:4.4.4-1.el8pc.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf

    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6078
  • Fixedpython38-galaxy-ng-0:4.4.4-1.el8pc.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf

    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6078
  • Fixedpython-galaxy-ng-0:4.5.0-4.el9ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079
  • Fixedpython3-galaxy-ng-0:4.5.0-4.el9ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079
  • Fixedpython39-galaxy-ng-0:4.5.0-4.el8ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079
  • Fixedpython3x-galaxy-ng-0:4.5.0-4.el8ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.2

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USprimaryCWE-269US
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affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 25
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2022:6078Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1.3 security and bug fix update2022-08-16csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update is now available for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2022:6079Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2.0 Product Security Update2022-08-16csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update is now available for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-08-18modified 2026-06-17
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references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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