Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-2568
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ansible | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ansible | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ansible | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ansible | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ansible-core | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ansible-core | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ansible-core | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ansible-core | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ansible-core | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2568 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform | 2.2 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653 x_refsource_MISC