What is CVE-2023-27861?

CVE-2023-27861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-27861?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite

CVE-2023-27861

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component 8.8.0 and 8.9.0 transmits sensitive information in cleartext that could be intercepted by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 249208.

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: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Maximo Application Suite — versions 8.8.0, 8.9.0
IBM Maximo Application Suite — versions 8.8.0, 8.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999917 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249208 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27861?: CVE-2023-27861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-27861?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.