What is CVE-2022-40745?

CVE-2022-40745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-40745?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex

CVE-2022-40745

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information due to weaker than expected security. IBM X-Force ID: 236452.

Published 2024-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aspera Faspex — versions 5.0.0
IBM Aspera Faspex

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148632 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236452 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40745?: CVE-2022-40745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-40745?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.