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CVE-2023-46172

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)—

IBM DS8900F HMC 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, and 89.33.48.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions for authorized user. IBM X-Force ID: 269409.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Ds8900f Firmware

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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