CVE-2022-0555

Subiquity Shows Guided Storage Passphrase in Plaintext with Read-all Permissions

CVSS v3 8.4 HIGH

8.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1960162	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1181	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1182	Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0555	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1960162	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1181	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1182	Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0555	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Aug 2025, 17:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1960162 -~~	() https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1960162 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1181 -~~	() https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1181 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1182 -~~	() https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1182 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References	~~() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0555 -~~	() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0555 - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity::::::::
First Time		Canonical Canonical subiquity

Information

Published : 2024-06-03 19:15

Updated : 2025-08-26 17:20

NVD link : CVE-2022-0555

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0555

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-0555

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

subiquity

CWE

CWE-256

Plaintext Storage of a Password

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