CVE-2024-43169Network attack vector

Malicious file delivery via unverified reflected download

Published Mar 3, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Reflected file download in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0.2, 7.0.3, and 7.1 allows attackers to deliver a malicious file. IBM has not disclosed the affected request handler or how it returns attacker-controlled content without an integrity check. A user must interact with the crafted download, and the public record does not specify the downloaded file type or its post-download behavior.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Reflected file download in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 7.0.2, 7.0.3, and 7.1 allows attackers to deliver a malicious file. IBM has not disclosed the affected request handler or how it returns attacker-controlled content without an integrity check. A user must interact with the crafted download, and the public record does not specify the downloaded file type or its post-download behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43169
Published
Mar 3, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
Classifications
CWE-494
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.2
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0.3
  3. Affected versionversion=7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Nextversion=7.0.2; version=7.0.3; version=7.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8IBM X-ForceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check

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