CVE-2022-22394
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.21% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222147VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6564745Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222147VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6564745Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.