What is CVE-2022-22478?

CVE-2022-22478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-22478?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2022-22478

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Hp Hp-ux
Ibm Aix
Ibm Spectrum Protect Client — versions 8.1.0.0, 8.1.14.0
Ibm Spectrum_protect_client
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22478?: CVE-2022-22478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-22478?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.