CVE-2022-43855
IBM SPSS Statistics denial of service
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 IO Module could allow a local user to create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM SPSS Statistics denial of service
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 IO Module could allow a local user to create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-43855- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46825
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 IO Module could allow a local user to create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46825- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww23-hvpx-hvvc
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 could allow a local user to create multiple files that...
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 could allow a local user to create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 230235.
- Record
GHSA-ww23-hvpx-hvvc- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, and 28.0 IO Module could allow a local user to create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-43855- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43855 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Ibm Spss Statistics, published March 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.