CVE-2022-23536

cortex: Alertmanager can expose local files content via specially crafted config

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 19, 2022

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in Cortex. This issue could allow a malicious actor to remotely read local files as a result of parsing maliciously crafted Alertmanager configurations when submitted to the Alertmanager Set Configuration API.

Statement

Only users of the Cortex Alertmanager service using -experimental.alertmanager.enable-api or enable_api: true are affected.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')