When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the…
Priority LOW 30CWE-256Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00827 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | fwupd | Fixed in version 1.8.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- fwupd Vendor— Affected Fixed in version 1.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2024:1403 Released 2024-03-19 · Red Hat rating Moderatefwupd security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) fwupd-devel-1.7.8-2.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) fwupd-1.7.8-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:1106 Released 2024-03-05 · Red Hat rating Moderatefwupd security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) fwupd-devel-1.7.4-3.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) fwupd-1.7.4-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:7189 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatefwupd security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) fwupd-devel-1.7.8-2.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) fwupd-1.7.8-2.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:2487 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Moderatefwupd security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) fwupd-plugin-flashrom-1.8.10-2.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) fwupd-1.8.10-2.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) fwupd-devel-1.8.10-2.el9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7189 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1106 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2487 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7189 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2487 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1106 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2487 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3287
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qqr-wwjq-98v6
Sources
- CVE-2022-3287 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3287 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7qqr-wwjq-98v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-3287 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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