NVD - CVE-2022-2068 (original) (raw)

CVE-2022-2068 Detail

Description

In addition to the c_rehash shell command injection identified in CVE-2022-1292, further circumstances where the c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection were found by code review. When the CVE-2022-1292 was fixed it was not discovered that there are other places in the script where the file names of certificates being hashed were possibly passed to a command executed through the shell. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script. Use of the c_rehash script is considered obsolete and should be replaced by the OpenSSL rehash command line tool. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.4 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.0.3). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1p (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1o). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zf (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2ze).

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.3 HIGH

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

ADP: CISA-ADP

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-78	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')	NIST CISA-ADP

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Change History

16 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 12:41:13 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 6/17/2026 12:41:13 AM

CVE Modified by CVE 11/03/2025 5:15:58 PM

CVE Modified by CVE 9/15/2025 10:15:33 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/03/2025 3:55:35 PM

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 5/05/2025 1🔞08 PM

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 2:00:16 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 5/14/2024 6:30:56 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 11/06/2023 10:46:11 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/01/2023 11:23:57 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 1/10/2023 8:15:14 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 7/23/2022 12:15:18 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 7/07/2022 11:15:23 AM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 7/06/2022 1:15:08 AM

Initial Analysis by NIST 6/29/2022 2:30:53 PM

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 6/27/2022 7:15:08 AM

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-2068
NVD Published Date:
06/21/2022
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
OpenSSL Software Foundation