SQL injection in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in the search-api container in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes when a query in the search filter gets parsed by the backend. This flaw allows an attacker to craft specific strings containing special characters that lead to crashing the pod and affects system availability while restarting.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes Vendor— Affected Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2022:7313 Released 2022-11-02 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.6.2 security update and bug fixes
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.6 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8 +45
- RHSA-2022:7276 Released 2022-11-01 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.8 security fixes and container updates
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
- RHSA-2022:6954 Released 2022-10-13 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5.3 security fixes and bug fixes
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-cluster-proxy-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpp7-gqhm-5827
References
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- TI-2026-32429 Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-23208 Immutable.js: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in immutable CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-10313 The golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b for Go… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-04135 Improper certificate validation in Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2022-2238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpp7-gqhm-5827 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-2238 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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