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CVE-2022-35720: IBM Sterling External Authentication Server information disclosure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-327

Description

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.

Affected products

• IBM Sterling External Authentication Server: 6.1.0
• IBM Sterling Secure Proxy: 6.0.3

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890663
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890669
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890663
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890669

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