CVE-2024-31896
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 SPSS Statistics 26.0, 27.0.1, 28.0.1, and 29.0.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
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 SPSS Statistics versions 26.0 through 29.0.2 implements cryptographic algorithms that do not meet current security standards, potentially allowing attackers to decrypt sensitive data processed or stored by the software.
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= 26.0.0.0= 27.0.1.0= 28.0.1.0= 29.0.2.0CVSS 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 installed IBM SPSS Statistics versionOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features (or macOS Applications folder), locate IBM SPSS Statistics entry and note the full version number displayed (e.g., 26.0.0.0, 27.0.1.0, 28.0.1.0, or 29.0.2.0)Affected if The displayed version exactly matches 26.0.0.0, 27.0.1.0, 28.0.1.0, or 29.0.2.0
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Check SPSS installation directory for version folderNavigate to the default installation path (typically C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Statistics\) and identify the version-specific subfolder name (for example, '26', '27', '28', or '29')Affected if The version subfolder matches one of the affected versions (26, 27, 28, or 29)
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Verify executable file version propertyRight-click the main SPSS executable (Stats.exe or similar in the version folder), select Properties, then view the Details tab to confirm the Product Version fieldAffected if The Product Version shown is 26.0.0.0, 27.0.1.0, 28.0.1.0, or 29.0.2.0
If the installed IBM SPSS Statistics version exactly matches one of the four versions listed (26.0.0.0, 27.0.1.0, 28.0.1.0, or 29.0.2.0), the environment uses weak cryptographic algorithms and sensitive data processed or stored by the software may be at risk of decryption by attackers.
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 dataUpgrade IBM SPSS Statistics to a patched version that implements strong cryptographic algorithms, and avoid processing highly sensitive data with affected versions until the update is applied.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-31896 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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