CVE-2022-29869

Credential disclosure via verbose parse-error output

Published Apr 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information disclosure in cifs-utils 6.14 and earlier allows local users to read credentials-file content through verbose stderr output. The open_cred_file parser prints an unparseable credentials-file line, including its value, to stderr when verbose mode is enabled. Exploitation requires local invocation with verbose logging and a sensitive file containing an equals sign; exposure is limited to the emitted file content.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in cifs-utils 6.14 and earlier allows local users to read credentials-file content through verbose stderr output. The open_cred_file parser prints an unparseable credentials-file line, including its value, to stderr when verbose mode is enabled. Exploitation requires local invocation with verbose logging and a sensitive file containing an equals sign; exposure is limited to the emitted file content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29869
Published
Apr 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3Amazon LinuxCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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