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CVE-2022-0851

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the...

5.5 MediumFix available

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Aug 30, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Record
CVE-2022-0851
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Record
CVE-2022-0851
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15894 No score

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Record
EUVD-2022-15894
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-959j-7rc3-c387 5.5

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the...

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Record
GHSA-959j-7rc3-c387
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:6266 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: convert2rhel security update

Record
RHSA-2022:6266
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:6268 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: convert2rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2022:6268
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:6269 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: convert2rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2022:6269
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
convert2rhel
Red Hat:convert2rhel::el6
before 0:1.0-1.el6
0:1.0-1.el6
convert2rhel
Red Hat:convert2rhel::el7
before 0:1.0-1.el7
0:1.0-1.el7
convert2rhel
Red Hat:convert2rhel::el8
before 0:1.0-1.el8
0:1.0-1.el8

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Convert2rhel Project Convert2rhel, published August 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in convert2rhel 0:1.0-1.el6.

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