What is CVE-2023-35893?

CVE-2023-35893 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-35893?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2023-35893

IBM Security Guardium 10.6, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 258824.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.6, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.6, 11.3, 11.4
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7027853 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258824 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35893?: CVE-2023-35893 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-35893?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.