# CVE-2022-36103: Talos worker join token can be used to get elevated access level to the Talos API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36103-talos-worker-join-token-can-be-used-to-get-elevated-access-level  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36103 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Talos worker join token can be used to get elevated access level to the Talos API in github.com/talos-systems/talos

Technologies: [github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-talos-systems-talos). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36103 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36103 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36103?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36103?** Yes. github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go): upgrade to 1.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36103?** Check whether you run github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go): upgrade to 1.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/talos-systems/talos@v1.2.2
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/talos-systems/talos (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-36103
- GHSA-7hgc-php5-77qq
- GO-2022-0995

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