CVE-2022-43873

IBM Spectrum Virtualize privilege escalation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 22, 2023 at 05:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Virtualize

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in the IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 GUI to execute code and escalate their privilege on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 239847.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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