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CVE-2022-3261: Plain-text passwords saved in /var/log/messages

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-256

Description

A flaw was found in OpenStack. Multiple components show plain-text passwords in /var/log/messages during the OpenStack overcloud update run, leading to a disclosure of sensitive information problem.

Affected products

• nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform: 16.2

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3261
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128834
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3261
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128834

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