CVE-2022-2735
pcs: obtaining an authentication token for hacluster user could lead to privilege escalation
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
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
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions