CVE-2023-33837

Privileged sensitive-data disclosure via missing encryption

Published Oct 23, 2023 · Updated Sep 19, 2024

Missing encryption in IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager 10.0 allows local users with high privileges to read sensitive data. IBM has not identified the affected component or disclosed whether the product stores plaintext data, transmits it without transport protection, or performs both operations. The public record requires local access and high privileges but does not identify the sensitive data exposed or the triggering action.

CVSS severity4.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing encryption in IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager 10.0 allows local users with high privileges to read sensitive data. IBM has not identified the affected component or disclosed whether the product stores plaintext data, transmits it without transport protection, or performs both operations. The public record requires local access and high privileges but does not identify the sensitive data exposed or the triggering action.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-33837
Published
Oct 23, 2023
Updated
Sep 19, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager
Classifications
CWE-319
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Managerversion=10.0

Published CVSS scores

4.1IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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