CVE-2022-22433

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2022 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRobotic Process AutomationRobotic Process Automation as a Service· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 and 21.0.2 is vulnerable to External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the application to perform server-side DNS lookups or HTTP requests to arbitrary domain names. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker can cause the application server to attack other systems that it can interact with. IBM X-Force ID: 224156.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 21.0.1.521.0.121.0.2
Affected range stops below 21.0.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
All versions
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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