What is CVE-2023-46172?

CVE-2023-46172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Ds8900f, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2024-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-46172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Ds8900f

CVE-2023-46172

IBM DS8900F HMC 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, and 89.33.48.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions for authorized user. IBM X-Force ID: 269409.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-03-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.4% 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

IBM Ds8900f — versions 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, 89.33.48.0
IBM Ds8900f Firmware — versions 89.22.19.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7130084 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269409 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46172?: CVE-2023-46172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Ds8900f, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2024-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-46172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.