netplan leaks the private key of wireguard to local users.
Priority LOW 28CWE-497Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-497.
Summary
netplan leaks the private key of wireguard to local users. Versions after 1.0 are not affected.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00262 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpvm-9wx5-vjpw
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xpvm-9wx5-vjpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-4968 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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