CVE-2022-36640
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing...
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
CVE-2022-36640- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
CVE-2022-36640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39343 No score
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
EUVD-2022-39343- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7v4-5qjr-j62x
9.8
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing...
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- Record
GHSA-x7v4-5qjr-j62x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-36640
9.8
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36640- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVBIT-influxdb-2022-36640 No score
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
BIT-influxdb-2022-36640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
- Record
CVE-2022-36640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
influxdbBitnami |
before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
influxdbDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.7~rc0-11.6.7~rc0-2 |
None known |
influxdbDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.7~rc0-2 |
None known |
influxdbDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.7~rc0-2 |
None known |
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-2022-36640 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Influxdata Influxdb, published September 2, 2022. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in influxdb 1.8.0.
References
krsecu.com/CVE/409b5310045bd6b9a984a5fb63bd8786d5c5681a8ad5b1c815c84b2b90002ad7.docx
dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.8.10_amd64.deb
portal.influxdata.com/downloads
influxdata.com
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36640
influxdb.com
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7v4-5qjr-j62x
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36640.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-36640