# CVE-2024-22320: IBM Operational Decision Manager code execution

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via unsafe deserialization in IBM Operational Decision Manager.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pq5-cp3w-7chj

## What is CVE-2024-22320?

CVE-2024-22320 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in IBM Operational Decision Manager, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.10.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization. By sending specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.  IBM X-Force ID:  279146.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22320?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Operational Decision Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22320 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22320 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Operational Decision Manager - Java Deserialization (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-22320.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Operational Decision Manager

- [CVE-2024-22319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22319/): IBM Operational Decision Manager JDNI injection (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-2824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2824/): IBM Operational Decision Manager HTTP open redirect (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2018-1821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1821/): XML external entity in Operational Decision Management (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-1551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1551/): IBM Operational Decision Manager cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2014-0944](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0944/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22320 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22320 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in IBM Operational Decision Manager, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22320 exists.

Affected product: IBM Operational Decision Manager. 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-2024-22320/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22320/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22320
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22320
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22320

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22320/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.