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CVE-2023-43040

IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI improper access control

Published: May 13, 2024Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-1220
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI 2.5.2 through 2.7.2 could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions in RGW for Ceph due to improper bucket access. IBM X-Force ID: 266807.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-1220

Affected Products

storage fusion hciibm
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Spectrum Fusion HCIIBM
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Ceph StorageRed Hat Inc.
On-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266807
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7151040
ibm.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html
lists.debian.org
and 17 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025

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