CVE-2023-33839Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via crafted request

Published Oct 23, 2023 · Updated Sep 11, 2024

OS command injection in IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager 10.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute system commands. IBM identifies a specially crafted request as the input but has not disclosed the affected endpoint, parameter, or command-building operation. Access requires a high-privilege account; successful exploitation grants command execution with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager 10.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute system commands. IBM identifies a specially crafted request as the input but has not disclosed the affected endpoint, parameter, or command-building operation. Access requires a high-privilege account; successful exploitation grants command execution with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-33839
Published
Oct 23, 2023
Updated
Sep 11, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Managerversion=10.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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