CVE-2022-3068
Improper Privilege Management in octoprint/octoprint
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Improper Privilege Management in octoprint/octoprint
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3068- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0175
5.3
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0175- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2p75-q37p-f852
8.7
OctoPrint Improper Privilege Management vulnerability
OctoPrint prior to 1.8.3 allows a user with read access only to access a privileged user's account and functionality. Version 1.8.3 contains a patch for this issue.
- Record
GHSA-2p75-q37p-f852- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3068- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Improper Privilege Management in octoprint/octoprint
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3068- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2p75-q37p-f852
8.7
OctoPrint Improper Privilege Management vulnerability
OctoPrint prior to 1.8.3 allows a user with read access only to access a privileged user's account and functionality. Version 1.8.3 contains a patch for this issue.
- Record
GHSA-2p75-q37p-f852- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-283 No score
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.3.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
octoprintPyPI |
before 1.8.3 | 1.8.3 |
octoprintPyPI |
before 1.8.3, plus listed versions 1.3.111.3.121.3.12rc11.3.12rc31.4.0 Show 39 moreShow less1.4.0rc11.4.0rc21.4.0rc31.4.0rc41.4.0rc51.4.0rc61.4.11.4.1rc11.4.1rc21.4.1rc31.4.1rc41.4.21.5.01.5.0rc11.5.0rc21.5.0rc31.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.0rc11.6.0rc21.6.0rc31.6.11.7.01.7.0rc11.7.0rc21.7.0rc31.7.11.7.21.7.31.8.01.8.0rc11.8.0rc21.8.0rc31.8.0rc41.8.0rc51.8.11.8.2 |
1.8.3 |
octoprintPyPI |
before 1.8.3, plus listed versions 1.3.111.3.121.3.12rc11.3.12rc31.4.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.4.0rc11.4.0rc21.4.0rc31.4.0rc41.4.0rc51.4.0rc61.4.11.4.1rc11.4.1rc21.4.1rc31.4.1rc41.4.21.5.01.5.0rc11.5.0rc21.5.0rc31.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.0rc11.6.0rc21.6.0rc31.6.11.7.01.7.0rc11.7.0rc21.7.0rc31.7.11.7.21.7.31.8.01.8.0rc11.8.0rc21.8.0rc31.8.0rc41.8.0rc51.8.11.8.21.2.181.2.18rc11.2.17rc31.2.17rc21.2.17rc11.2.16 |
1.8.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3068 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Octoprint, published September 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in octoprint 1.8.3.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/f45c24cb-9104-4c6e-a9e1-5c7e75e83884
github.com/octoprint/octoprint/commit/ef95ef1c101b79394f134e8fce000e6bae046571
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3068
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/octoprint/PYSEC-2022-283.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p75-q37p-f852
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3068.json
github.com/octoprint/octoprint
Left out here: 23 versions. The JSON record has them.