CVE-2022-38065
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git...
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead 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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-38065- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40670
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40670- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5994-4pv5-xvvm
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git...
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
GHSA-5994-4pv5-xvvm- 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, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-38065- 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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-38065- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38065
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38065- 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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-38065 No score
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the oslo.privsep functionality of OpenStack git master 05194e7618 and prior. Overly permissive functionality within tools leveraging this library within a container can lead increased privileges.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38065- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-oslo.privsepDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.1-23.1.0-13.1.0-23.1.0-33.10.1-1 Show 19 moreShow less3.10.1-23.12.0-13.12.0-23.12.0-33.2.0-13.2.0-23.3.0-13.3.0-23.3.0-33.4.0-13.4.0-23.4.0-33.4.0-43.6.0-13.6.0-23.6.0-33.8.0-13.8.0-23.8.0-3 |
None known |
python-oslo.privsepDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.1-13.10.1-23.12.0-13.12.0-23.12.0-3 Show 4 moreShow less3.6.0-33.8.0-13.8.0-23.8.0-3 |
None known |
python-oslo.privsepDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.1-13.10.1-23.12.0-13.12.0-23.12.0-3 Show 4 moreShow less3.6.0-33.8.0-13.8.0-23.8.0-3 |
None known |
openstackUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.99.230.99.271.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.7.16.04.1 |
None known |
python-oslo.privsepUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.0-0ubuntu11.23.0-0ubuntu11.24.0-0ubuntu11.26.0-0ubuntu11.27.0-0ubuntu11.27.0-0ubuntu21.27.0-0ubuntu3 |
None known |
python-oslo.privsepUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.33.3-0ubuntu11.33.3-0ubuntu32.0.0-0ubuntu12.1.1-0ubuntu12.1.1-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
python-oslo.privsepUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.2-0ubuntu12.7.0-0ubuntu12.7.0-0ubuntu2 |
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-2022-38065 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Openstack, published December 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.