CVE-2022-40607 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1 and Linux kernel versions. It allows highly privileged users (with permissions to create pods, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims) to access files and directories outside of their intended volume, including the host filesystem. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high confidentiality impact, though integrity and availability are not affected. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.