CVE-2022-2818

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-2818?

Upgrade cockpit to 2.2.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-2818 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-2818 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-2818?

CVE-2022-2818 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-2818 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cockpit (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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

CWE-212

How to fix

Remediation Available

cockpitNVD

Affected:< 2.2.2Fixed in:2.2.2CVE-2022-2818derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-212 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-1940	High	7.5	4.5%	-	-
CVE-2022-29900	Medium	6.5	3.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2002-0704	High	7.5	3.2%	-	-
CVE-2020-15094	High	8.0	3.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-23633	High	7.4	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-19362	Medium	6.5	2.1%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-2818?

Upgrade cockpit to 2.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2022-2818 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-2818 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-2818?

CVE-2022-2818 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-2818 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cockpit (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-25.