CVE-2022-22485Network attack vector

Administrative account takeover via uncounted failed logins

Published Jun 17, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Authentication throttling failure in IBM Storage Protect Server 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14.000 allows remote attackers to gain administrative access. Failed logins submitted through Operations Center sometimes do not increment the server administrator's invalid sign-on counter. Network access to the Operations Center login is sufficient; repeated password guesses can compromise an administrator account without triggering the configured attempt limit.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication throttling failure in IBM Storage Protect Server 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14.000 allows remote attackers to gain administrative access. Failed logins submitted through Operations Center sometimes do not increment the server administrator's invalid sign-on counter. Network access to the Operations Center login is sufficient; repeated password guesses can compromise an administrator account without triggering the configured attempt limit.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22485
Published
Jun 17, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Storage Protect Server
Classifications
CWE-307, T1110.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.1.0.000
  2. Affected versionversion=8.1.14.000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Storage Protect Serverversion=8.1.0.000; version=8.1.14.000

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.9IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
T1110.001Password Guessing

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