CVE-2023-50945

IBM Common Licensing information disclosure

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 26, 2025 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:40 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCommon LicensingAIX· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Common Licensing 9.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.

Affected

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

ibm-aix (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
AIX· IBMdevice
80%
All versions

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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-256CWE-522

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