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CVE-2022-2735

pcs: obtaining an authentication token for hacluster user could lead to privilege escalation

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 1, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the PCS project. This issue occurs due to incorrect permissions on a Unix socket used for internal communication between PCS daemons. A privilege escalation could happen by obtaining an authentication token for a hacluster user. With the "hacluster" token, this flaw allows an attacker to have complete control over the cluster managed by PCS.

Statement

The bug was introduced in PCS version 0.10.5 upstream by this bugzilla. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1783106

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 · 8.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions