What is CVE-2022-35280?

CVE-2022-35280 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-35280?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation

CVE-2022-35280

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0, 21.0.1, and 21.0.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 230634.

Published 2022-08-10 · 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: 0.008 (53.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% 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 Robotic Process Automation — versions 21.0.0, 21.0.1, 21.0.2
IBM Robotic Process Automation For Cloud Pak — versions 21.0.0, 21.0.1, 21.0.2
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6610393 (Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230634 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35280?: CVE-2022-35280 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-35280?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.