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CVE-2022-43870 — IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 could disclose SNMPv3 server credentials to an authenticated user in log files. IBM X-Force ID: 239540.

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS

0.33% (top 44.70%)

CWE

CWE-532

Published

2023-02-22T17:26:20.175Z

Last modified

2025-03-11T18:29:26.293Z

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 could disclose SNMPv3 server credentials to an authenticated user in log files. IBM X-Force ID: 239540.

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Spectrum Virtualize	8.3, 8.4, 8.5

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6858045
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239540

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