CVE-2022-22487 is a critical vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Protect storage agents (versions 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14) that allows for unlimited login attempts, enabling remote brute-force attacks. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.8, permits unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative control over both the storage agent and the communicating Spectrum Protect Server, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.1.0.000, <= 8.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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