CVE-2022-3596
Instack-undercloud: rsync leaks information to undercloud
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Instack-undercloud: rsync leaks information to undercloud
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.
- Record
CVE-2022-3596- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42960
7.5
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2022-42960- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-788f-3f4f-vv6f
8.6
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote...
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.
- Record
GHSA-788f-3f4f-vv6f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
An information leak was found in OpenStack's undercloud. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to inspect sensitive data after discovering the IP address of the undercloud, possibly leading to compromising private information, including administrator access credentials.
- Record
CVE-2022-3596- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:8897
7.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (instack-undercloud) security update
- Record
RHSA-2022:8897- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
instack-undercloudRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 0:8.4.9-13.el7ost | 0:8.4.9-13.el7ost |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3596 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Red Hat Openstack Platform 13.0 (queens) For Rhel 7.6 Eus, published September 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in instack-undercloud 0:8.4.9-13.el7ost.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8897
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3596
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2136596
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-788f-3f4f-vv6f
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_8897.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3596