CVE-2022-2818 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

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.

The EPSS score is 0.015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Agentejo Subscribe	Cockpit Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:agentejo:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6520	Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8wj3-cpmr-8whp	Cockpit Content Platform vulnerable to 2FA bypass

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/4bee1b903ee20818f4a8ecb9d974b9536cc54cb4
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ee27e5df-516b-4cf4-9f28-346d907b5491

History

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.	Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.2.2.

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-08-15T09:50:24.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:52:58.603Z

Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2818

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-15T11:21:31.053

Modified: 2026-02-25T15:19:05.477

Link: CVE-2022-2818

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-212

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