What is CVE-2022-43904?

CVE-2022-43904 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-43904?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2022-43904

IBM Security Guardium 11.3 and 11.4 could disclose sensitive information to an attacker due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. IBM X-Force ID: 240895.

Published 2023-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.3, 11.4
IBM Security Guardium — versions 11.3, 11.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7028509 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240895 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43904?: CVE-2022-43904 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-43904?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.