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CVE-2022-1706

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-05-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2022-1706
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.27%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the Ignition config contains secrets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Possible workaround is to not put secrets in the Ignition config.

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