CVE-2022-35280

Account compromise via default weak-password policy

Published Aug 10, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Weak password requirements in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.2 allow attackers to compromise user accounts. The default account policy fails to require strong passwords, although IBM has not disclosed which complexity checks are absent. IBM describes a physically proximate path, while NVD assesses network reachability; neither assessment requires prior privileges or user interaction.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password requirements in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.2 allow attackers to compromise user accounts. The default account policy fails to require strong passwords, although IBM has not disclosed which complexity checks are absent. IBM describes a physically proximate path, while NVD assesses network reachability; neither assessment requires prior privileges or user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-35280
Published
Aug 10, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
CWE-521, T1110
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 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=21.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=21.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=21.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.0; version=21.0.1; version=21.0.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
T1110Brute Force

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