What is CVE-2022-22496?

CVE-2022-22496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-22496?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2022-22496

While a user account for the IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 is being established, it may be configured to use SESSIONSECURITY=TRANSITIONAL. While in this mode, it may be susceptible to an offline dictionary attack. IB…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Spectrum Protect Server — versions 8.1.0.000, 8.1.14
Ibm Spectrum_protect_server
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22496?: CVE-2022-22496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-22496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.