CVE-2022-22478
lowpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.14.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 225886.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–6.2
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect client8.1.0.0 → 8.1.14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0515IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Rechte zu erweitern oder beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-22478/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225886cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-Backup-Archive-Client-two-vulnerabilities-38709cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596741cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225886enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596741enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225886VDB Entrynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596741PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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