CVE-2022-33164: IBM Security Directory Server

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Security Directory Server 7.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view or write to arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 228579.

Affected products

• IBM Security Directory Server: version 7.2.0 only

Published 2023-09-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.