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01 Record

CVE-2022-22478

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.14.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 225886.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score6.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/C:H/I:N/PR:N/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/A:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U

02 Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.14.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 225886.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 4.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-06-30 16:25Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 20:32Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-01-03
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/C:H/I:N/PR:N/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/A:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Weaknesses
  • CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
f2bc381ee0dfee61625cf58c5b4ed8469ba1a7f7cdccbd24b08d7faaff2ffd46

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSpectrum Protect Client8.1.0.0, 8.1.14.0—

06 References