CVE-2022-43870Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via plaintext log entries

Published Feb 22, 2023 · Updated Mar 11, 2025

Sensitive information exposure in IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3 through 8.5 allows remote authenticated users to read SNMPv3 credentials from logs. System and audit logging records SNMPv3 server credentials in plaintext instead of excluding or redacting the secrets. Any authenticated product user with log access can recover the credentials; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive information exposure in IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3 through 8.5 allows remote authenticated users to read SNMPv3 credentials from logs. System and audit logging records SNMPv3 server credentials in plaintext instead of excluding or redacting the secrets. Any authenticated product user with log access can recover the credentials; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43870
Published
Feb 22, 2023
Updated
Mar 11, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Storage Virtualize
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.3, 8.4, 8.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Storage Virtualizeversion=8.3, 8.4, 8.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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