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CVE-2022-0718 — oslo-utils

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-0718 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.9) CWE-522 vulnerability in oslo-utils. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for oslo-utils — see the affected versions and patch details below.

python-oslo-utils has improper password parsing

Also known asGHSA-wmqq-r32m-87c5PYSEC-2022-258
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs79th percentile — riskier than 79% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.79%1.57%2.36%0.4%1.9%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐍oslo-utils

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Description

A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect masking in debug logs, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIoslo-utilsall versions4.10.1pip install --upgrade 'oslo-utils==4.10.1'

Affected Products

4 products · 6 configurations
OS
debian linuxdebian
2 versions
10.011.0
Application
oslo.utilsopenstack
< 4.10.1
1 version
4.12.0
Application
openshift container platformredhat
1 version
4.0
Application
openstack platformredhat
1 version
16.1
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for oslo-utils, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update oslo-utils to 4.10.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-0718 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate
ProductFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1python-oslo-utils-0:3.41.6-1.20220426095230.f4deaad.el8ostRHSA-2022:8873
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2python-oslo-utils-0:3.41.6-2.20220111011750.el8ostRHSA-2022:0993

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect masking in debug logs, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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CVE-2022-0718: oslo-utils — Fixed in 4.10.1