CVE-2023-33836
IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 Security Verify Governance information disclosure
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
- Record
CVE-2023-33836- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37986
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37986- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wj4x-x659-777v
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or...
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
- Record
GHSA-wj4x-x659-777v- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
- Record
CVE-2023-33836- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- 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-2023-33836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Security Verify Governance, published October 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.