What is CVE-2022-33163?

CVE-2022-33163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Suite Va, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-33163?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Suite Va

CVE-2022-33163

IBM Security Directory Suite VA 8.0.1 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 228571.

Published 2023-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Directory Suite Va — versions 8.0.1
IBM Security Directory Suite Va — versions 8.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001885 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228571 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33163?: CVE-2022-33163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Suite Va, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-33163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.