CVE-2022-40609 is a critical vulnerability affecting IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition versions 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0. This unsafe deserialization flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system by sending specially crafted data. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.1.5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:java_technology:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:java_technology:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.