CVE-2022-21513

Appliance takeover via undisclosed Core flaw

Published Jul 19, 2022 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Core vulnerability in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit 8.8 allows local users with high privileges to take over the appliance. Oracle has not disclosed the flawed operation in the Core component or the input that reaches it. The required high-privilege infrastructure logon bounds exposure, but successful exploitation can compromise the appliance and significantly affect other products.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Core vulnerability in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit 8.8 allows local users with high privileges to take over the appliance. Oracle has not disclosed the flawed operation in the Core component or the input that reaches it. The required high-privilege infrastructure logon bounds exposure, but successful exploitation can compromise the appliance and significantly affect other products.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21513
Published
Jul 19, 2022
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle · Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kitversion=8.8

Published CVSS scores

8.2OracleCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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