What is CVE-2022-34161?

CVE-2022-34161 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cics Tx, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-34161?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Cics Tx

CVE-2022-34161

IBM CICS TX 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 229331.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2022-08-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% 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 Cics Tx — versions 11.1
IBM Cics Tx Advanced — versions 11.1
IBM Cics Tx Standard — versions 11.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6608192 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6608194 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/229331 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34161?: CVE-2022-34161 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cics Tx, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-34161?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.