What is CVE-2022-43863?

CVE-2022-43863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-43863?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2022-43863

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4 and 7.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation, allowing a user with some admin capabilities to gain additional admin capabilities. IBM X-Force ID: 239425.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-03-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.4.3, 7.5.0
IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.4, 7.5
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964862 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239425 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43863?: CVE-2022-43863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-43863?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.