What is CVE-2022-22457?

CVE-2022-22457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-22457?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance

CVE-2022-22457

IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager 10.0.1 stores sensitive information including user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 225007.

Published 2022-12-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Governance — versions 10.0.1
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager — versions 10.0.1
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6849247 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225007 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22457?: CVE-2022-22457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-22457?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.