`CVE-2022-2068` OpenSSL

Affected software	OpenSSL
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Weakness	OS command injection (CWE-78)
Published	21 Jun 2022
Updated	3 Nov 2026

Description

In addition to the c_rehash shell command injection identified in CVE-2022-1292, further circumstances where the c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection were found by code review. When the CVE-2022-1292 was fixed it was not discovered that there are other places in the script where the file names of certificates being hashed were possibly passed to a command executed through the shell. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script. Use of the c_rehash script is considered obsolete and should be replaced by the OpenSSL rehash command line tool. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.4 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.0.3). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1p (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1o). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zf (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2ze).

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: yes, technical impact: total.
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 96% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

Protection none
Action not pursued none
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CISA-ADP Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary

CVSS 2.0 10.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	CISA-ADP	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	7.3	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary
CVSS 2.0	10.0	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q4	Oracle Communications / Platform (OpenSSL) (9.1.1.3.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q2	Oracle JD Edwards / Enterprise Infrastructure SEC (OpenSSL) (Prior to 9.2.7.3) Oracle JD Edwards / World Software Security (OpenSSL) (A9.4)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022 ↗	CPU	2022-Q4	Oracle Communications Applications / User Interface (OpenSSL) (Prior to 5.5.7.0.0, 6.0.0.0.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q4

Oracle Communications / Platform (OpenSSL) (9.1.1.3.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q2

Oracle JD Edwards / Enterprise Infrastructure SEC (OpenSSL) (Prior to 9.2.7.3)
Oracle JD Edwards / World Software Security (OpenSSL) (A9.4)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q4

Oracle Communications Applications / User Interface (OpenSSL) (Prior to 5.5.7.0.0, 6.0.0.0.0)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Communications	Platform (OpenSSL)	9.1.1.3.0	9.1.1.3.0
Oracle Communications Applications	User Interface (OpenSSL)	Prior to 5.5.7.0.0, 6.0.0.0.0	6.0.0.0.0
Oracle JD Edwards	Enterprise Infrastructure SEC (OpenSSL)	Prior to 9.2.7.3
Oracle JD Edwards	World Software Security (OpenSSL)	A9.4

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Communications

Platform (OpenSSL)

9.1.1.3.0

Oracle Communications Applications

User Interface (OpenSSL)

Prior to 5.5.7.0.0, 6.0.0.0.0

6.0.0.0.0

Oracle JD Edwards

Enterprise Infrastructure SEC (OpenSSL)

Prior to 9.2.7.3

Oracle JD Edwards

World Software Security (OpenSSL)

A9.4

Products and versions

28 products, 35 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	broadcom	sannav	generic	any version
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	10.0 · 11.0
nvd	fedoraproject	fedora	generic	35 · 36
nvd	netapp	aff 8300 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	aff 8700 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	aff a400 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	bootstrap os	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	element software	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	fas 8300 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	fas 8700 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	fas a400 firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h300s firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h410c firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h410s firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h500s firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h610c firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h610s firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h615c firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	h700s firmware	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	hci management node	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	ontap antivirus connector	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	ontap select deploy administration utility	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	santricity smi-s provider	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	smi-s provider	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	snapmanager	generic	any version
nvd	netapp	solidfire	generic	any version
nvd	openssl	openssl	generic	≥ 1.0.2 and ＜ 1.0.2 · ≥ 1.1.1 and ＜ 1.1.1 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.4
nvd	siemens	sinec ins	generic	1.0 · ＜ 1.0 · 1.0:sp1 · 1.0:sp2

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

broadcom

sannav

generic

any version

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

10.0 · 11.0

nvd

fedoraproject

fedora

generic

35 · 36

nvd

netapp

aff 8300 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

aff 8700 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

aff a400 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

bootstrap os

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

element software

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

fas 8300 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

fas 8700 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

fas a400 firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h300s firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h410c firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h410s firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h500s firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h610c firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h610s firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h615c firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

h700s firmware

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

hci management node

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

ontap antivirus connector

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

ontap select deploy administration utility

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

santricity smi-s provider

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

smi-s provider

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

snapmanager

generic

any version

nvd

netapp

solidfire

generic

any version

nvd

openssl

generic

≥ 1.0.2 and ＜ 1.0.2 · ≥ 1.1.1 and ＜ 1.1.1 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.4

nvd

siemens

sinec ins

generic

1.0 · ＜ 1.0 · 1.0:sp1 · 1.0:sp2

References

URL	Tags
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-332410.pdf	Third Party Advisory
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2c9c35870601b4a44d86ddbf512b38df38285cfa	Patch
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7a9c027159fe9e1bbc2cd38a8a2914bff0d5abd9	Patch
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9639817dac8bbbaa64d09efad7464ccc405527c7	Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WZZBKUHQFGSKGNXXKICSRPL7AMVW5M5/	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VCMNWKERPBKOEBNL7CLTTX3ZZCZLH7XA/	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0008/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5169	Third Party Advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220621.txt	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0

URL

Timeline

Published	2022-06-21	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-11-03	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2022-06-21

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-11-03

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Outside Waratek scope Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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