What is CVE-2022-43893?

CVE-2022-43893 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2023-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-43893?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-43893

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a privileged user to cause by using a malicious payload. IBM X-Force ID: 240634.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2023-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
IBM Security Verify Privilege — versions 11.5
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047202 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240534 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43893?: CVE-2022-43893 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2023-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-43893?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.