CVE-2022-45868

Console password disclosure via cleartext process argument

Published Nov 23, 2022 · Updated Nov 19, 2024

Cleartext password exposure in H2 Database Engine before 2.2.220 allows local users to read the web console password from process arguments. The web console launcher accepts -webAdminPassword as a literal password and places that secret in the command line, where process listings expose it. Exploitation requires local access and a console started with that option; the vendor disputes the classification, and the bounded impact is disclosure of the console password.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext password exposure in H2 Database Engine before 2.2.220 allows local users to read the web console password from process arguments. The web console launcher accepts -webAdminPassword as a literal password and places that secret in the command line, where process listings expose it. Exploitation requires local access and a console started with that option; the vendor disputes the classification, and the bounded impact is disclosure of the console password.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-45868
Published
Nov 23, 2022
Updated
Nov 19, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-312, T1057
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4MITRECVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1057Process Discovery

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