IBM vulnerabilities10 known to be exploited.

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The short answer

IBM has 7,699 published vulnerabilities across 1,631 products in our catalogue. 10 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are using them now. The most affected product is Aix, with 756. If you run IBM software, patch the exploited flaws first.

See the exploited flaws

The most recent IBM flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-47986, on 21 February 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Products

Which IBM products have the most vulnerabilities?

Aix leads with 756 published vulnerabilities. Open a product to see its versions and which of its flaws criminals are already using.

Known exploited

Which IBM vulnerabilities are being exploited?

10 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2022-47986CriticalKnown exploited
    IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability

    IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since21 Feb 2023
  2. 6.5
    CVE-2013-3993MediumKnown exploited
    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Invalid Input Vulnerability

    Certain APIs within BigInsights can take invalid input that might allow attackers unauthorized access to read, write, modify, or delete data.

    Chance of use5.2%Known exploited since25 May 2022
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2014-7169CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
  4. 9.8
    CVE-2014-6271CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
  5. 9.8
    CVE-2015-7450CriticalKnown exploited
    IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.

    Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands

    Chance of use98%Known exploited since10 Jan 2022
  6. 9.8
    CVE-2017-5638CriticalKnown exploited
    Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Apache Struts Jakarta Multipart parser allows for malicious file upload using the Content-Type value, leading to remote code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  7. 9.8
    CVE-2019-4716CriticalKnown exploited
    IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting.

    Chance of use86%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  8. 9.8
    CVE-2020-4427CriticalKnown exploited
    IBM Data Risk Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability

    IBM Data Risk Manager contains a security bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions when configured with SAML authentication.

    Chance of use70%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which IBM flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 89%

    Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of arguments through services such as telnet and rlogin.

    CVSS10.0Published12 Dec 2001
  2. 85%

    The ap_get_mime_headers_core function in Apache httpd 2.0.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion), and possibly an integer signedness error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow...

    CVSS6.4Published6 Aug 2004
  3. 77%

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe) in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 CF1 and earlier, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

    CVSS7.5Published29 May 2008
  4. 76%

    Buffer overflow in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD), dsmcad.exe, in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) clients 5.1 before 5.1.8.1, 5.2 before 5.2.5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.5.3, and 5.4 before 5.4.1.2 allows remote...

    CVSS10.0Published28 Sep 2007
  5. 74%

    Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

    CVSS5.0Published18 Dec 1996
  6. 74%

    Lotus Domino R5 and R6 WebMail, with "Generate HTML for all fields" enabled, stores sensitive data from names.nsf in hidden form fields, which allows remote attackers to read the HTML source to obtain sensitive...

    CVSS5.0Published3 Aug 2005
  7. 71%

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0...

    CVSS10.0Published5 May 2009
  8. 70%

    ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.

    CVSS5.0Published5 Jan 1998
  9. 66%

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the Web Server service in IBM Lotus Domino before 7.0.3 FP1, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code...

    CVSS10.0Published22 May 2008
  10. 62%

    Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x through 5.3.10 and 6.x through 6.1.3, and VIOS 2.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long...

    CVSS10.0Published15 Oct 2009
Every product

All IBM products we track.

800 products, most vulnerabilities first. Find the ones you run, then open a product to see its versions and exploited flaws.

This directory lists the 800 IBM products with at least one tracked version, of 1,631 in our catalogue.

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Our catalogue lists 7,699 published vulnerabilities across 1,631 products and 15,017 versions from IBM. The most recent IBM flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-47986, on 21 February 2023.

10 IBM vulnerabilities are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2022-47986, CVE-2013-3993 and CVE-2014-7169. The full list is on this page.

Aix, with 756 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

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