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).
CVE-2022-2068
CVSS base score
7.3 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-78
Last modified
November 3, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
openssl openssl
debian debian linux
fedoraproject fedora
siemens sinec ins
netapp element software
netapp hci management node
netapp ontap antivirus connector
netapp ontap select deploy administration utility
netapp santricity smi-s provider
netapp smi-s provider
References
- cert-portal.siemens.com Third Party Advisory
- git.openssl.org Patch
- git.openssl.org Patch
- git.openssl.org Patch
- lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
- www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
- www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
- seclists.org