# CVE-2022-36633: Improper token validation leading to code execution in Teleport

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36633-improper-token-validation-leading-to-code-execution-in-teleport  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36633 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-25

Improper token validation leading to code execution in Teleport

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36633 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36633 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36633?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 August 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/gravitational/teleport (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=8.3.17.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36633?** Yes. github.com/gravitational/teleport (Go): upgrade to 8.3.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36633?** Check whether you run github.com/gravitational/teleport (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/gravitational/teleport (Go): upgrade to 8.3.17 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/gravitational/teleport@v8.3.17
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/gravitational/teleport (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=8.3.17

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-36633
- GHSA-6xf3-5hp7-xqqg

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