🛡️ CVE-2022-0718 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 4.9 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-522 NVD
4.9
CVSS Score
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Description

python-oslo-utils has improper password parsing

A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect masking in debug logs, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-0718 is classified as CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials. Credentials are stored or transmitted with protection too weak for what they unlock.

Affected software

CVE-2022-0718 is recorded against 5 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • openshift-container-platform
  • openstack-platform
  • oslo-utils (fixed in 4.10.1)
  • oslo.utils

Timeline and source

Published on 29 August 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

access.redhat.com
bugs.launchpad.net
bugzilla.redhat.com
lists.debian.org
opendev.org
security-tracker.debian.org
access.redhat.com
bugs.launchpad.net
bugzilla.redhat.com
lists.debian.org
opendev.org
security-tracker.debian.org

CVE-2022-0718 on other distributions

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Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.9
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-522
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-08-29
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
openshift-container-platform
openstack-platform
oslo-utils 4.10.1
oslo.utils

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850

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