---
id: CVE-2022-38060
aliases:
  - GHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj
  - PYSEC-2026-838
title: OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability
summary: OpenStack Kolla sudo privilege escalation vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: kolla
product: kolla
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - kolla < 15.0.0.0rc1
patched:
  - kolla 15.0.0.0rc1
published: '2022-12-21'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rvxr-pf5f-j2qj'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38060'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/kolla/commit/2a4a8fce31c12114e8f472c24dd96864b5bd2bd2
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla/+bug/1985784'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2124758'
  - url: 'https://github.com/openstack/kolla'
  - url: 'https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1589'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00213
epssPercentile: 0.10329
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:53.034Z'
---

## Overview

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the sudo functionality of OpenStack Kolla git master 05194e7618. A misconfiguration in /etc/sudoers within a container can lead to increased privileges.

## Affected packages

- `kolla < 15.0.0.0rc1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `kolla 15.0.0.0rc1`