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CVE-2022-29186

9.1 · CRITICAL

Rundeck is an open source automation service with a web console, command line tools and a WebAPI.

Published May 20, 2022CWE-321EPSS 1.21%

Overview

CVE-2022-29186 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 20, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Rundeck is an open source automation service with a web console, command line tools and a WebAPI. Rundeck community and rundeck-enterprise docker images contained a pre-generated SSH keypair. If the id_rsa.pub public key of the keypair was copied to authorized_keys files on remote host, those hosts would allow access to anyone with the exposed private credentials. This misconfiguration only impacts Rundeck Docker instances of PagerDuty® Process Automation On Prem (formerly Rundeck) version 4.0 and earlier, not Debian, RPM or .WAR. Additionally, the id_rsa.pub file would have to be copied from the Docker image filesystem contents without overwriting it and used to configure SSH access on a host. A patch on Rundeck's `main` branch has removed the pre-generated SSH key pair, but it does not remove exposed keys that have been configured. To patch, users must run a script on hosts in their environment to search for exposed keys and rotate them. Two workarounds are available: Do not use any

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/rundeck/rundeck/commit/16ef7a70b202492f9fbb54d8af4bb8ea0afa10adGitHubgithub.com/rundeck/rundeck/security/advisories/GHSA-qxjx-xr2m-hgqxGitHubgithub.com/rundeck/rundeck/commit/16ef7a70b202492f9fbb54d8af4bb8ea0afa10adGitHubgithub.com/rundeck/rundeck/security/advisories/GHSA-qxjx-xr2m-hgqx

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29186?

CVE-2022-29186 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 20, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2022-29186?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-29186?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-29186?

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