CVE-2022-22505
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0, 21.0.1, and 21.0.2 contains a vulnerability that could allow IBM tenant credentials to be exposed. IBM X-Force ID: 227288.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Robotic Process Automation versions 21.0.0, 21.0.1, and 21.0.2 contain a vulnerability that exposes IBM tenant credentials, likely through insecure storage, logging, or transmission. This unauthenticated information disclosure of credentials carries a CVSS 7.5 rating indicating high confidentiality impact.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 21.0.0, < 21.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if IBM Robotic Process Automation is installedCheck for IBM RPA installation directories, services, or check system inventory for IBM RPA softwareAffected if IBM RPA version 21.0.0, 21.0.1, or 21.0.2 is found on the system
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Determine the installed version of IBM RPAUse the IBM RPA management console, command line tools, or check the product version in the installation directory to confirm the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is 21.0.0, 21.0.1, or 21.0.2 (any version >= 21.0.0 and < 21.0.3)
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Examine tenant credential configuration filesLocate and inspect configuration files related to tenant credentials in the IBM RPA installation directory, typically found in conf or config subdirectoriesAffected if Credential configuration files exist and contain tenant credentials stored in plaintext or with weak protection
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Review IBM RPA logs for credential exposureSearch log files in the IBM RPA installation logs directory for patterns matching tenant credentials, API keys, or sensitive authentication tokensAffected if Log files contain exposed tenant credentials, password strings in plaintext, or sensitive authentication data
A user is affected if IBM RPA version 21.0.0, 21.0.1, or 21.0.2 is installed and tenant credentials are stored in plaintext, logged, or transmitted insecurely within their environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped21.0.3
Upgrade to a patched version of IBM RPA when available and rotate all tenant credentials that may have been exposed. Perform a security assessment to determine the scope of exposure.
IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.3
- Upgrade IBM Robotic Process Automation from version 21.0.0, 21.0.1, or 21.0.2 to version 21.0.3 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22505 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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