# CVE-2022-3146: tripleo-ansible may disclose important configuration details from an OpenStack deployment

> A local attacker can discover sensitive configuration files due to insecure default permissions in tripleo-ansible, leading to information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4x6-6w3r-9h2m, PYSEC-2026-1052

## What is CVE-2022-3146?

CVE-2022-3146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 23 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in tripleo-ansible. Due to an insecure default configuration, the permissions of a sensitive file are not sufficiently restricted. This flaw allows a local attacker to use brute force to explore the relevant directory and discover the file. This issue leads to information disclosure of important configuration details from the OpenStack deployment.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3146?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including tripleo-ansible. It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `tripleo-ansible` | PyPI | All versions to 6.0.0 | None |
| `tripleo-ansible` | PyPI | All versions to 6.0.0 | None |
| `tripleo-ansible` | PyPI | All versions to 6.0.0 | None |

Products: Openstack Tripleo Ansible, Redhat Openstack, Redhat Openstack for Ibm Power.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3146?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-3146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack

- [CVE-2022-3101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3101/): tripleo-ansible may disclose important configuration details from an OpenStack deployment (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3146 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 23 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- tripleo-ansible (PyPI): affected all versions up to 6.0.0; no fix listed
- tripleo-ansible (PyPI): affected all versions up to 6.0.0; no fix listed
- tripleo-ansible (PyPI): affected all versions up to 6.0.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3146/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3146/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3146
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3146
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3146

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3146/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.