CVE-2022-22394
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
- Record
CVE-2022-22394- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/C:H/UI:N/I:H/AV:N/PR:L/AC:H/A:H/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27540
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27540- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/C:H/UI:N/I:H/AV:N/PR:L/AC:H/A:H/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hcw-9ghr-6pfv
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
- Record
GHSA-6hcw-9ghr-6pfv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14.000 server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper enforcement of access controls. By signing in, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrator or node access to the vulnerable server.
- Record
CVE-2022-22394- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22394 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Spectrum Protect, published March 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.