CVE-2023-40368

IBM Storage Protect information disclosure

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 20, 2023 at 06:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorStorage ProtectStorage Protect ClientStorage Protect for Virtual Environments

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Storage Protect 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.19.0 could allow a privileged user to obtain sensitive information from the administrative command line client. IBM X-Force ID: 263456.

Affected

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

8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.19.0
8.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.19.08.1.0.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

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