IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring privilege escalation
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-425Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-425.
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring 2.0 and 2.3 allows users without admin roles access to admin functions by specifying direct URL paths. IBM X-Force ID: 238210.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00532 45th 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
- Total
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 | Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring | 2.0, 2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring VendorIBM Affected 2.0, 2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 fixpack2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 fixpack3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 fixpack4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 fixpack5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 fixpack2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 fixpack3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 fixpack4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_multicloud_management_monitoring:2.3.0:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 fixpack5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj39-j7p3-g95w
References
More IBM Cloud Pak For Multicloud Management Monitoring vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28853 IBM ManageIQ command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-16382 IBM CloudPak for Multicloud Monitoring 2.0 and 2.3 has a few containers running in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-03628 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring 2.2 returns potentially sensitive… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-24806 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-42438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj39-j7p3-g95w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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