CVE-2022-40234

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-668

Description

Versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus prior to 10.1.12 (excluding 10.1.12) include the private key information for a certificate inside the generated .crt file when uploading a TLS certificate to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. If this generated .crt file is shared, an attacker can obtain the private key information for the uploaded certificate. IBM X-Force ID: 235718.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.12 — fixed in 10.1.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947

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