Incorrect authorization in coreos/ignition
Priority LOW 31CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863 and CWE-200.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the Ignition config contains secrets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Possible workaround is to not put secrets in the Ignition config.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01298 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/coreos/ignition/v2 (Go): 2.14.0github.com/coreos/ignition (Go): 2.14.0Red Hat: 2 advisories
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | coreos/ignition | Fixed in coreos/ignition v2.14.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/coreos/ignition/v2 (Go) | before 2.14.0 | 2.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp |
| — | github.com/coreos/ignition (Go) | before 2.14.0 | 2.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp |
- coreos/ignition Vendor— Affected Fixed in coreos/ignition v2.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/coreos/ignition/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.14.0 Fixed in 2.14.0 Patch available GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp
- github.com/coreos/ignition (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.14.0 Fixed in 2.14.0 Patch available GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ignition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.14.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ignition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.14.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp github.com/coreos/ignition/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.14.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp github.com/coreos/ignition (Go) Fixed in 2.14.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:8126 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderateignition security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ignition-2.14.0-1.el9
- RHSA-2022:5068 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.11.0 packages and security update
- Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 libsodium-1.0.16-5.el8, libsodium-devel-1.0.16-5.el8, libsodium-static-1.0.16-5.el8 +47
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 afterburn-5.3.0-1.rhaos4.11.el8, atomic-openshift-service-idler-4.11.0-202206222028.p0.g39cfc66.assembly.stream.el8, bootupd-0.2.5-3.rhaos4.11.el8 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8126 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5068 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp
References
Advisory 7
Sources
- CVE-2022-1706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hj57-j5cw-2mwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-1706 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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