What is CVE-2023-23487?

CVE-2023-23487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-23487?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2023-23487

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 is vulnerable to insufficient audit logging. IBM X-Force ID: 245918.

Published 2023-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% 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 Aix
IBM Db2 — versions 11.1, 11.5
IBM Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows — versions 11.1 ,11.5
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010567 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245918 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0007/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23487?: CVE-2023-23487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-23487?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.