CVE-2023-38272Network attack vector

Unauthenticated disclosure of sensitive CLI arguments

Published Mar 27, 2025 · Updated Aug 17, 2025

Information exposure in IBM Cloud Pak System allows remote attackers to read sensitive CLI arguments over the network. IBM identifies the exposed locus as command-line arguments but has not published which CLI process exposes them or how a non-endpoint reads the channel. Network access is sufficient and no authentication or user interaction is required; disclosure is limited to secrets present in affected CLI arguments.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in IBM Cloud Pak System allows remote attackers to read sensitive CLI arguments over the network. IBM identifies the exposed locus as command-line arguments but has not published which CLI process exposes them or how a non-endpoint reads the channel. Network access is sufficient and no authentication or user interaction is required; disclosure is limited to secrets present in affected CLI arguments.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38272
Published
Mar 27, 2025
Updated
Aug 17, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
Cloud Pak System
Classifications
CWE-300
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 17, 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=2.3.3.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.3
  3. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.3 iFix1
  4. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.4
  5. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.5
  6. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6
  7. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6 iFix1
  8. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6 iFix2
  9. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7
  10. Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7 iFix1
  11. Affected versionversion=2.3.4.0
  12. Affected versionversion=2.3.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Cloud Pak Systemversion=2.3.3.0; version=2.3.3.3; version=2.3.3.3 iFix1; version=2.3.3.4; version=2.3.3.5; version=2.3.3.6; version=2.3.3.6 iFix1; version=2.3.3.6 iFix2; version=2.3.3.7; version=2.3.3.7 iFix1; version=2.3.4.0; version=2.3.4.1

Published CVSS scores

5.9IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-300Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint

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