CVE-2022-43873: IBM Spectrum Virtualize privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2023-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in the IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 GUI to execute code and escalate their privilege on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 239847.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Virtualize: 8.2.0.0, 8.3.0.0, 8.4.0.0, 8.5.0.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239847
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6858047
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239847
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6858047

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