CVE-2023-47700
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 SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.6 products could allow a remote attacker to spoof a trusted system that would not be correctly validated by the Storwize server. This could lead to a user connecting to a malicious host, believing that it was a trusted system and deceived into accepting spoofed data. IBM X-Force ID: 271016.
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 Storwize and related storage products in version 8.6 fail to properly validate the identity of connecting systems, allowing remote attackers to impersonate trusted hosts. This trust validation bypass enables man-in-the-middle attacks where users are deceived into connecting to malicious systems believing they are legitimate.
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= 8.6CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 IBM Storage product installedLocate the IBM Storwize or IBM Storage Virtualize system in your inventory and confirm the product name. Check system documentation, hardware labels, or management interfaces for the product model.Affected if The system is an IBM Storwize or IBM Storage Virtualize device
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Verify the installed firmware versionAccess the storage system management interface or use the system's CLI command to retrieve the firmware version. Common methods include the management GUI or running 'lsversion' or similar version check commands provided by IBM Storage Virtualize.Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 8.6
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Confirm host trust validation is in useCheck the storage system configuration for trusted host definitions, host authentication settings, or host access control lists. Review settings related to host identity validation or trusted host relationships in the management interface.Affected if Trusted host or host authentication features are configured on the system
The system is affected if it is running IBM Storage Virtualize version 8.6 and has trusted host or host authentication features enabled.
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.
From vendor dataApply IBM's security patch or firmware update for version 8.6. Until patched, restrict network access to storage systems and monitor for suspicious connection attempts to trusted hosts.
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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-2023-47700 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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