What is CVE-2022-22452?

CVE-2022-22452 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-22452?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance

CVE-2022-22452

IBM Security Verify Identity Manager 10.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 224918.

Published 2022-07-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Governance — versions 10.0
IBM Security Verify Governance — versions 10.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603405 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224918 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22452?: CVE-2022-22452 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-22452?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.