What is CVE-2022-43870?

CVE-2022-43870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-43870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Virtualize

CVE-2022-43870

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 could disclose SNMPv3 server credentials to an authenticated user in log files. IBM X-Force ID: 239540.

Published 2023-02-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Virtualize — versions 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
IBM Spectrum Virtualize — versions 8.3.0.0, 8.4.0.0, 8.5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6858045 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239540 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43870?: CVE-2022-43870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-43870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.