CVE-2022-44020
OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
CVE-2022-44020- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
CVE-2022-44020- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7030
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
EUVD-2022-7030- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m
5.5
OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
GHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
CVE-2022-44020- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m
5.5
OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
GHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1059
5.5
OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1059- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3079
5.5
OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
- Record
PYSEC-2026-3079- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:8896
5.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (python-virtualbmc) security update
- Record
RHSA-2022:8896- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sushy-toolsPyPI |
before 0.21.1 | 0.21.1 |
virtualbmcPyPI |
before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
sushy-toolsPyPI |
before 0.21.1, plus listed versions 0.0.00.1.00.10.00.11.00.11.1 Show 21 moreShow less0.12.00.12.10.13.00.14.00.15.00.16.00.17.00.18.00.18.10.18.20.19.00.2.00.20.00.21.00.3.00.4.00.5.00.6.00.7.00.8.00.9.0 |
0.21.1 |
virtualbmcPyPI |
before 3.0.0, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.1.0 Show 12 moreShow less1.0.01.1.01.2.01.3.01.4.01.5.01.6.02.0.02.1.02.2.02.2.12.2.2 |
3.0.0 |
python-virtualbmcRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 0:1.2.0-2.el7ost | 0:1.2.0-2.el7ost |
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-2022-44020 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Opendev Sushy-tools, published October 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in sushy-tools 0.21.1.
References
storyboard.openstack.org
review.opendev.org/c/openstack/virtualbmc/+/862620
review.opendev.org/c/openstack/sushy-tools/+/862625
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEQVJF3OQGSDCSQTQQSC54JEGLMSNB4Q
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GAD7QJIUWPCKJIGYP7PPHH5DILOEONFE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMSUGS4B6EBRHBJMTRXL5RIKJTZTEMJC
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44020
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GAD7QJIUWPCKJIGYP7PPHH5DILOEONFE
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KEQVJF3OQGSDCSQTQQSC54JEGLMSNB4Q
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMSUGS4B6EBRHBJMTRXL5RIKJTZTEMJC
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/44xxx/CVE-2022-44020.json
github.com/umago/virtualbmc
pypi.org/project/virtualbmc
pypi.org/project/sushy-tools
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8896
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2142678
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_8896.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44020
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44020