What is CVE-2022-43851?

CVE-2022-43851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-43851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console

CVE-2022-43851

IBM Aspera Console 3.4.0 through 3.4.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2025-04-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7169766 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43851?: CVE-2022-43851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-43851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.