What is CVE-2022-33168?

CVE-2022-33168 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Suite Va, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-33168?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in IBM Security Directory Suite Va

CVE-2022-33168

IBM Security Directory Suite VA 8.0.1 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 228588.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · 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-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001885 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228588 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33168?: CVE-2022-33168 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Suite Va, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-33168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.