What is CVE-2022-31767?

CVE-2022-31767 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Cics Tx, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-31767?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Cics Tx

CVE-2022-31767

IBM CICS TX Standard and Advanced 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 227980.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-06-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.047 · change: -0.005

Affected products

IBM Cics Tx — versions 11.1
IBM Cics Tx Advanced — versions 11.1
IBM Cics Tx Standard — versions 11.1
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597533 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597531 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227980 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31767?: CVE-2022-31767 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Cics Tx, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-31767?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.