CVE-2022-2568Network attack vector

Superuser account tampering via missing target restriction

Published Aug 18, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to alter the superuser account. The Automation Hub user-update authorization logic accepts a superuser as the target of a request from an account holding change_user permission. That permission is sufficient to modify the superuser account settings and clear its superuser status, disrupting administrative control.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to alter the superuser account. The Automation Hub user-update authorization logic accepts a superuser as the target of a request from an account holding change_user permission. That permission is sufficient to modify the superuser account settings and clear its superuser status, disrupting administrative control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2568
Published
Aug 18, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Classifications
CWE-269, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platformversion=2.2

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1098Account Manipulation

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