CVE-2023-27290: IBM Observability with Instana missing authentication

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Docker based datastores for IBM Instana (IBM Observability with Instana 239-0 through 239-2, 241-0 through 241-2, and 243-0) do not currently require authentication. Due to this, an attacker within the network could access the datastores with read/write access. IBM X-Force ID: 248737.

Affected products

IBM Observability with Instana: from 239-0 through 239-2; from 241-0 through 241-2; 243-0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171770/IBM-Instana-243-0-Missing-Authentication.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248737
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959969
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171770/IBM-Instana-243-0-Missing-Authentication.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248737
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959969

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