CVE•Published 2022-09-02•Modified 2026-07-09•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-36640Influxdata · Influxdb

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 21% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

Description

influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."

Timeline

Published 2022-09-02

Modified 2026-07-09

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag241 hosts

vuln:CVE-2022-36640

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Influxdata Influxdb"

All exposed Influxdata Influxdb instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Influxdb"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Influxdb" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2022-36640