CVE-2023-27870
IBM Spectrum Virtualize information disclosure
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential information while a download from Fix Central is in progress. IBM X-Force ID: 249518.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Virtualize information disclosure
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential information while a download from Fix Central is in progress. IBM X-Force ID: 249518.
- Record
CVE-2023-27870- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31605
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential information while a download from Fix Central is in progress. IBM X-Force ID: 249518.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31605- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m67g-36f9-cxh6
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential...
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential information while a download from Fix Central is in progress. IBM X-Force ID: 249518.
- Record
GHSA-m67g-36f9-cxh6- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5, under certain circumstances, could disclose sensitive credential information while a download from Fix Central is in progress. IBM X-Force ID: 249518.
- Record
CVE-2023-27870- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-203
- 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-2023-27870 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Spectrum Virtualize, published May 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.