CVE-2023-46172 IBM DS8900F security bypass

What is CVE-2023-46172?

CVE-2023-46172 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM DS8900F, published on 7 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Ds8900f Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-46172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM DS8900F

• CVE-2025-36255 DS8900F and DS8A00 Privilege Escalation High 7.5
• CVE-2025-36254 DS8900F and DS8A00 Authentication Bypass High 7.4
• CVE-2025-36192 Missing Authorization with the DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console Medium 6.7
• CVE-2023-46169 IBM DS8900F file manipulation Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-46170 IBM DS8900F information disclosure Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-637c-hjh6-3j32.