What is CVE-2023-22862?

CVE-2023-22862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Cargo, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-22862?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Cargo

CVE-2023-22862

IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 transmits authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Published 2023-06-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001053 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22862?: CVE-2023-22862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Cargo, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-22862?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.