What is CVE-2024-43178?

CVE-2024-43178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Concert, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-43178?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Concert

CVE-2024-43178

IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2026-02-17 · 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: 0.001 (2.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Concert — versions 1.0.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7260162 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43178?: CVE-2024-43178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Concert, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-43178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.