What is CVE-2024-43186?

CVE-2024-43186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-43186?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2024-43186

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information that is stored locally under certain conditions.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
Ibm Infosphere_information_server
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43186?: CVE-2024-43186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-43186?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.