CVE-2022-0555

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Published Jun 3, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Subiquity Shows Guided Storage Passphrase in Plaintext with Read-all Permissions

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Canonical Ltd.

subiquity

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 22.02.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.283% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1960162
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1181
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1182
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0555

History

Aug 26, 2025 5:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Canonical Canonical subiquity
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity::::::::
Vendors & Products		Canonical Canonical subiquity

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00114}`	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`

Subscriptions

Canonical Subiquity

Weaknesses

CWE-256

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Jun 3, 2024, 6:17 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved: Feb 10, 2022, 2:44 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jun 3, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

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