CVE-2022-40608

7.5 highEPSS 1.8%

High (7.5) in ibm spectrum protect plus. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.6 through 10.1.11 Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 235873.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-22
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/235873
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209

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