What is CVE-2023-22863?

CVE-2023-22863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-22863?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation

CVE-2023-22863

IBM Robotic Process Automation 20.12.0 through 21.0.2 defaults to HTTP in some RPA commands when the prefix is not explicitly specified in the URL. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 244109.

Published 2023-01-18 · 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: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855837 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244109 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22863?: CVE-2023-22863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Robotic Process Automation, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-22863?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.