CVE-2022-38060

OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability

8.8 HighFix available

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Down 0.7 points since Dec 22, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: CVE-2022-38060
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-40665 8.8

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: EUVD-2022-40665
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj 7.8

OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: GHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: CVE-2022-38060
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj 7.8

OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: GHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-838 7.8

OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

Record: PYSEC-2026-838
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0191 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (openstack-tripleo-common) security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0191
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0216 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (openstack-tripleo-common) security update

Record: RHSA-2024:0216
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kolla` PyPI	before 15.0.0.0rc1	15.0.0.0rc1
`kolla` PyPI	before 15.0.0.0rc1, plus listed versions 0.0.11.1.01.1.11.1.210.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less 10.0.0.0rc110.0.0.0rc210.1.010.2.010.3.010.4.011.0.011.0.0.0rc111.0.0.0rc211.1.011.2.011.2.111.3.012.0.012.0.0.0rc112.0.0.0rc212.0.112.1.012.2.012.3.012.4.012.5.012.6.012.7.013.0.013.0.0.0rc113.0.0.0rc213.0.0.0rc313.0.113.1.013.10.013.2.013.3.013.4.013.5.013.6.013.7.013.8.013.9.014.0.014.0.0.0rc114.0.0.0rc214.1.014.10.014.11.0	15.0.0.0rc1
`openstack-tripleo-common` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost
`openstack-tripleo-common-container-base` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost
`openstack-tripleo-common-containers` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost
`python3-tripleo-common` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927003755.el8ost
`openstack-tripleo-common` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost
`openstack-tripleo-common-container-base` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost
`openstack-tripleo-common-containers` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost
`openstack-tripleo-common-devtools` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost
`python3-tripleo-common` Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9	before 0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost	0:15.4.1-17.1.20230927010819.el9ost

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2022-38060 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Openstack Kolla, published December 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in kolla 15.0.0.0rc1.

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