What is CVE-2022-22424?

CVE-2022-22424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-22424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2022-22424

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the TLS key file due to incorrect file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 223597.

Published 2022-07-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.3, 7.4.3, 7.5.0
IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.3.0, 7.4.0, 7.5.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6605433 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223597 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22424?: CVE-2022-22424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-22424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.