Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Robotic Process Automation
Priority LOW 35CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
IBM Robotic Process Automation Clients are vulnerable to proxy credentials being exposed in upgrade logs. IBM X-Force ID: 235422.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00893 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Robotic Process Automation | 21.0.3; 21.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Robotic Process Automation VendorIBM Affected 21.0.3; 21.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_services:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_services:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_cloud_pak:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_services:21.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation_for_services:21.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95fp-qmmf-g6q5
References
More IBM Robotic Process Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20075 IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06718 SQL injection in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23069 IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21351 Incorrect default permissions in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06782 IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0, 21.0.1, and 21.0.2 contains a vulnerability that… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06728 Improper input validation in IBM Robotic Process Automation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-39168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-95fp-qmmf-g6q5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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