An IBM Spectrum Protect storage agent could allow a remote attacker to perform a brute force attack by allowing unlimited attempts to login…

published 2022-06-30 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27633

cvss: 5.9; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

An IBM Spectrum Protect storage agent could allow a remote attacker to perform a brute force attack by allowing unlimited attempts to login to the storage agent without locking the administrative ID. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to gain unauthorized administrative access to both the IBM Spectrum Protect storage agent and the IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 with which it communicates. IBM X-Force ID: 226326.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596881 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:N/AV:N/AC:H/UI:N/PR:N/I:N/C:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6596881
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/226326
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-22487
NVD CVE-2022-22487

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Summary