CVE-2022-35720 json
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server information disclosure
published 2023-02-08 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-38595
- cvss
- 2.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.1.0 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during installation that could allow a local attacker to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 231373.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890669 advisory
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890663 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Sterling External Authentication Server
- IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6890669
vendor-advisory, patch
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6890663
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-35720
- NVD CVE-2022-35720
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