CVE-2022-2068

The c_rehash script allows command injection

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 21, 2022 at 02:45 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
28 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraOpenSSL· also runs on 15 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 96%
SSVC
PoC

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).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
All versions
netapp-aff-8300 (same device)
All versions
netapp-aff-8700 (same device)
All versions
netapp-aff-a400 (same device)
All versions
netapp-hci-compute-node (environment)
All versions
netapp-fas-8300 (same device)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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