# CVE-2023-50948: IBM Storage Fusion HCI information disclosure

> Attackers can exploit hard-coded credentials in IBM Storage Fusion HCI to access sensitive data or bypass security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gpcp-gx8h-767w

## What is CVE-2023-50948?

CVE-2023-50948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Fusion HCI, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Storage Fusion HCI 2.1.0 through 2.6.1 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.  IBM X-Force ID:  275671.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50948?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Storage Fusion Hci.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Fusion HCI

- [CVE-2023-43040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43040/): IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI improper access control (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50948 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Fusion HCI, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Storage Fusion HCI. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50948/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50948
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50948
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50948

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50948/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.