What is CVE-2022-34361?

CVE-2022-34361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-34361?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2022-34361

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 230522.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2022-12-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix
IBM Linux On Z
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy — versions 6.0.3
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy — versions 6.0.3
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6844763 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230522 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34361?: CVE-2022-34361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-34361?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.