Incorrect authorization in quarkus
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01168 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | quarkus | quarkus 2.7.1.Final | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- quarkus Vendor— Affected quarkus 2.7.1.Final Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2022:6835 Released 2022-10-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantService Registry (container images) release and security update [2.3.0.GA]
- RHINT Service Registry 2.3.0 GA
- RHSA-2022:5606 Released 2022-07-19 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Integration Camel Extensions for Quarkus 2.7 security update
- RHINT Camel-Q 2.7
- RHSA-2022:4623 Released 2022-05-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat build of Quarkus 2.7.5 release and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.7.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHINT Camel-Q 2.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5606 |
| RHINT Service Registry 2.3.0 GA | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6835 |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.7.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:4623 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wr4r-g543-785x
References
More quarkusio Quarkus vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06097 Unchecked Class Instantiation when providing Plugin Classes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37281 Authentication/Authorization Bypass via Advanced Path Normalization Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-03763 Injection in quarkus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15666 XML external entity injection in jackson-databind CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13794 The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-08126 block repositories using http by default CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-0981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wr4r-g543-785x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0981 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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