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CVE-2022-21513: Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: Core).

Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 8.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit executes to compromise Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. While the vulnerability is in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

HighCVSS 8.2Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-21513 affects Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit Core in supported version 8.8. A high-privileged logged-in attacker on the appliance infrastructure could take over the appliance, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The business risk is serious where these storage systems support critical workloads.

Executive priority

Treat as high priority for environments using Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit 8.8, especially if the appliance supports critical storage. The attacker needs high privileges first, so urgency should combine patching with privileged-access review.

Technical view

The vulnerability is local, low-complexity, requires high privileges, needs no user interaction, and has changed scope. Oracle and the CVE record score it CVSS 8.2 high, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The source bundle does not provide a CWE, root cause, or exploit mechanics.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle/Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit AK Software version 8.8. Risk is highest where administrators or service accounts can log on to the infrastructure hosting the appliance kit.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires high-privileged logon access to the relevant infrastructure, but successful exploitation may enable full appliance takeover and impact additional products.

Researcher notes

The public bundle is sparse: it identifies product, version, component, CVSS vector, and takeover impact, but not the underlying bug class or fixed version. Do not infer exploitability beyond the local high-privilege conditions stated by Oracle and CVE sources.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's July 2022 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2022-21513.
  • Patch or upgrade affected version 8.8 according to Oracle's supported remediation path.
  • Restrict high-privileged logon access to appliance infrastructure.
  • Audit administrator and service-account access to affected appliances.
  • Monitor vendor advisories for any updated remediation details.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle/Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit deployments and versions.
  • Confirm whether AK Software version 8.8 is present.
  • Verify Oracle CPU remediation has been applied where applicable.
  • Review privileged login paths to the appliance infrastructure.
  • Check appliance logs for unusual high-privilege administrative activity.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.2 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.2CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H1.56Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.2High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-21513Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationSun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) Software8.8Listed
Weakness

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