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CVE-2022-40608

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% 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-22

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.6 through 10.1.11 Microsoft File Systems restore operation can download any file on the target machine by manipulating the URL with a directory traversal attack. This results in the restore operation gaining access to files which the operator should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 235873.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: from 10.1.6 through 10.1.11

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235873
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6620209

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