IBM Security Directory Suite information disclosure

published 2023-10-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-36205

cvss: 3.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Directory Suite 8.0.1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 228568.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047071 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-19)

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Security Directory Suite

Classification

Weakness

CWE-757 Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation
CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7047071
vendor-advisory, patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/228568
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-33160
NVD CVE-2022-33160

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary