CVE-2022-2805

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log...

6.5 Medium

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log file when using otapi-style. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficient privileges to read the log file, leading to confidentiality loss.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 0.4 points since Oct 22, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-2805
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-312
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-2805
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-312
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-35045 6.5

Record: EUVD-2022-35045
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2ff-gw5r-6x3q 6.5

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log...

Record: GHSA-r2ff-gw5r-6x3q
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-312
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:8502 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) [ovirt-4.5.3] bug fix and security update

Record: RHSA-2022:8502
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat virtualization

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-web-ui` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.9.2-1.el8ev	0:1.9.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dwh` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.7-1.el8ev	0:4.5.7-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dwh-grafana-integration-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.7-1.el8ev	0:4.5.7-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dwh-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.7-1.el8ev	0:4.5.7-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-health-check-bundler` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-cinderlib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-imageio` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-ui-extensions` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.3.6-1.el8ev	0:1.3.6-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`python3-ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
`rhvm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.2-1.el8ev

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2022-2805 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Redhat Virtualization, published October 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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