CVE-2022-42951

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: February 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:05 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorCouchbase Server

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 6.5.x and 6.6.x before 6.6.6, 7.x before 7.0.5, and 7.1.x before 7.1.2. During the start-up of a Couchbase Server node, there is a small window of time (before the cluster management authentication has started) where an attacker can connect to the cluster manager using default credentials.

Affected

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

Couchbase Server · Couchbase

95%

6.5.0 ≤ v < 6.6.67.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.57.1.0 ≤ v < 7.1.2

Affected range stops below 6.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/

References (3)

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html

Issue Tracking

Source: [email protected]

https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-287CWE-362

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