CVE-2022-40616
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 Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1, 7.6.1.2, and 7.6.1.3 could allow a user to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information or perform tasks they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 236311.
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 · high confidenceIBM Maximo Asset Management versions 7.6.1.1 through 7.6.1.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows users to circumvent authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform privileged actions they should not have access to.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 7.6.1.1= 7.6.1.2= 7.6.1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 the installed Maximo Asset Management versionAccess the Maximo administration console or system information interface to retrieve the exact version number of the installed IBM Maximo Asset ManagementAffected if The installed version is exactly 7.6.1.1, 7.6.1.2, or 7.6.1.3
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Confirm the Maximo web application is accessibleVerify that the Maximo user interface is reachable over the network via its standard web URL or portAffected if The application interface is exposed and the version matches one of the affected releases
Your environment is affected if the installed IBM Maximo Asset Management version is exactly 7.6.1.1, 7.6.1.2, or 7.6.1.3 and the application is network-accessible.
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 · scopedApply the vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a version beyond 7.6.1.3. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the Maximo interface and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.4 or later fix pack
- Check IBM Fix Central (fixcentral.ibm.com) for security fix 7.6.1.4 or later that addresses CVE-2022-40616
- Download the appropriate Interim Fix (IFIX) or Fix Pack for your specific Maximo version
- Review the fix documentation for any specific installation requirements
- Apply the fix in a non-production environment first to verify compatibility
- Back up your current Maximo database and configuration
- Apply the fix to production environment following IBM's standard update procedures
- Verify the authentication vulnerability is remediated by testing the affected authentication paths
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2022-40616 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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