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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-3466 · published 15 September 2023

CVE-2022-3466: Kubernetes cri-o incorrect default permissions vulnerability

Kubernetes · Cri O

The version of cri-o as released for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.48, 4.10.31, and 4.11.6 via RHBA-2022:6316, RHBA-2022:6257, and RHBA-2022:6658, respectively, included an incorrect version of cri-o missing the fix for CVE-2022-27652, which was previously fixed in OCP 4.9.41 and 4.10.12 via RHBA-2022:5433 and RHSA-2022:1600. This issue could allow an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs. For more details, see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27652.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.21% · top 89.6% CWE-276 · Incorrect default permissions
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The version of cri-o as released for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.48, 4.10.31, and 4.11.6 via RHBA-2022:6316, RHBA-2022:6257, and RHBA-2022:6658, respectively, included an incorrect version of cri-o missing the fix for CVE-2022-27652, which was previously fixed in OCP 4.9.41 and 4.10.12 via RHBA-2022:5433 and RHSA-2022:1600. This issue could allow an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs. For more details, see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27652.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7398 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3466 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134063 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7398 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3466 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134063 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-3466), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.