CVE-2022-45897Network attack vector

Authenticated SMB credential disclosure via settings view

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 28, 2025

Cleartext credential exposure in Xerox WorkCentre 3550 25.003.03.000 allows remote authenticated users to obtain stored SMB credentials. The SMB server settings view returns associated stored credentials in cleartext instead of concealing the secrets. An account able to open that authenticated view can recover credentials usable against the configured SMB server; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential exposure in Xerox WorkCentre 3550 25.003.03.000 allows remote authenticated users to obtain stored SMB credentials. The SMB server settings view returns associated stored credentials in cleartext instead of concealing the secrets. An account able to open that authenticated view can recover credentials usable against the configured SMB server; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-45897
Published
Jan 30, 2023
Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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