CVE-2022-22319

Script disruption via unauthorized queue deletion

Published May 9, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Improper authorization in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete queues and disrupt scripts. IBM has not published the affected endpoint or the failed authorization check that accepts the queue-deletion operation. A registered account and adjacent-network access are required; deletion removes the queue and interrupts dependent scripts.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability1.01%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete queues and disrupt scripts. IBM has not published the affected endpoint or the failed authorization check that accepts the queue-deletion operation. A registered account and adjacent-network access are required; deletion removes the queue and interrupts dependent scripts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22319
Published
May 9, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
T1485
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.1
IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Serviceversion=21.0.1

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.6IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
5.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
4.0IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/A:L/C:N/AC:L/S:U/I:L/UI:N/PR:L/AV:A/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1485Data Destruction

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