CVE-2022-0851
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.
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
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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
convert2rhelRed Hat:convert2rhel::el6 |
before 0:1.0-1.el6 | 0:1.0-1.el6 |
convert2rhelRed Hat:convert2rhel::el7 |
before 0:1.0-1.el7 | 0:1.0-1.el7 |
convert2rhelRed Hat:convert2rhel::el8 |
before 0:1.0-1.el8 | 0:1.0-1.el8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE 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.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060217
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0851
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0851
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6266
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6268
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-959j-7rc3-c387
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_6266.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0851
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043724
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-700
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-701
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-702
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-703
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-704
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-705
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-706
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-707
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-708
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_6268.json
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-126
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-251
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-332
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-367
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-411
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-413
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-45
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-597
issues.redhat.com/browse/RHELC-678
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_6269.json