What is CVE-2022-42438?

CVE-2022-42438 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-42438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring

CVE-2022-42438

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring 2.0 and 2.3 allows users without admin roles access to admin functions by specifying direct URL paths. IBM X-Force ID: 238210.

Published 2023-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring — versions 2.0, 2.3
IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring — versions 2.3.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-425 — Direct Request (Forced Browsing)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6909427 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238210 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42438?: CVE-2022-42438 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-42438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.