MEDIUM

CVE-2022-29526

CVSS v3

5.3

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

3.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-17

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

golangBitnamiall versions · fixed in 1.17.10
golang.org/x/sysGoall versions · fixed in 0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
stdlibGoall versions · fixed in 1.17.10

Vendor advisories

CVE-2022-29526 Red Hat Product Security114 products fixed · 44 known affected
golang: syscall: faccessat checks wrong group
jenkins-operator-container as a component of OpenShift Developer Tools and Services · servicemesh-grafana as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · servicemesh-grafana-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
RHSA-2023:3642 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 6.1 Container security and bug fix update
RHSA-2023:1529 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Service Telemetry Framework 1.5 security update
RHSA-2023:0408 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.0 Images security update
RHSA-2022:6714 Red Hat Product Security6 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHACS 3.72 enhancement and security update
RHSA-2022:6277 Red Hat Product Security8 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.5 security update

8 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

Go before 1.17.10 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 has Incorrect Privilege Assignment. When called with a non-zero flags parameter, the Faccessat function could incorrectly report that a file is accessible.

Technical details

Published: 2022-06-23

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29526?

Go before 1.17.10 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 has Incorrect Privilege Assignment. When called with a non-zero flags parameter, the Faccessat function could incorrectly report that a file is accessible.

Is CVE-2022-29526 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-29526 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.0% on 2026-10-17, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-29526?

CVE-2022-29526 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity).

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