CVE-2024-38320 IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware information disclosure
Weak cryptographic algorithms in IBM Storage Protect allow attackers to decrypt highly sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38320?
CVE-2024-38320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client, published on 27 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.23.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38320?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Storage Protect, Ibm Storage Protect for Virtual Environments.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38320?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38320 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38320 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client
- CVE-2026-12628 Hardcoded credential in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot For Windows leads to unauthorized access to system
- CVE-2023-35897 IBM Spectrum Protect code execution
- CVE-2026-13473 IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2023-40368 IBM Storage Protect information disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mvp-p4pm-xcpx.