CVE-2022-40234

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.6%

Medium (5.9) in ibm spectrum protect plus. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus prior to 10.1.12 (excluding 10.1.12) include the private key information for a certificate inside the generated .crt file when uploading a TLS certificate to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. If this generated .crt file is shared, an attacker can obtain the private key information for the uploaded certificate. IBM X-Force ID: 235718.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 49% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-668
Published: 2022-09-19
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:spectrum_protect_plus

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947

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