What is CVE-2022-35643?

CVE-2022-35643 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Powervm Vios. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-35643?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Powervm Vios

CVE-2022-35643

IBM PowerVM VIOS 3.1 could allow a remote attacker to tamper with system configuration or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 230956.

Published 2022-07-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Powervm Vios — versions 3.1
IBM Powervm Virtual I\/o Server — versions 3.1.0

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6607886 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230956 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35643?: CVE-2022-35643 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Powervm Vios. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-35643?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.