Name: CVE-2022-4318: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-4318, CWE-538, CWE-913, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00042

A vulnerability was found in cri-o. This issue allows the addition of arbitrary lines into /etc/passwd by use of a specially crafted environment variable.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade cri-o	Aug 8, 2025	Sep 25, 2023
Redhat Openshift	—	Upgrade cri-o	Mar 8, 2023	Dec 12, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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