What is CVE-2022-43867?

CVE-2022-43867 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-43867?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Spectrum Scale

CVE-2022-43867

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 through 5.1.4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the container. IBM X-Force ID: 239437.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-12-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Scale — versions 5.1.0.1
IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6844771 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239437 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43867?: CVE-2022-43867 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-43867?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.