What is CVE-2022-40609?

CVE-2022-40609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sdk, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-40609?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Deserialization in Ibm Sdk

CVE-2022-40609

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulner…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Sdk
Ibm Sdk, Java Technology Edition — versions 7.1.5.18, 8.0.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40609?: CVE-2022-40609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sdk, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-40609?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.