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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-0981 · published 23 March 2022

CVE-2022-0981: Quarkus incorrect authorization vulnerability

Quarkus · Quarkus

A flaw was found in Quarkus. The state and potentially associated permissions can leak from one web request to another in RestEasy Reactive. This flaw allows a low-privileged user to perform operations on the database with a different set of privileges than intended.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.2% · top 33.9% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Quarkus. The state and potentially associated permissions can leak from one web request to another in RestEasy Reactive. This flaw allows a low-privileged user to perform operations on the database with a different set of privileges than intended.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2062520 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/23269 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2062520 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/23269 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-0981), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.