9.8

CVE-2022-40609: ibm sdk Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 02-08-2023Last modified 17-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40609 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ibm sdk. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.76%
0%100%
Low · -0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
RHSA-2023:4103RHSA-2023:4160SUSE-SU-2023:3406-1SUSE-SU-2023:3441-1

Timeline

  1. 02-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 236069.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.12 pp

From 1.88% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links