CVE-2022-35720: IBM Sterling External Authentication Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.1.0 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during installation that could allow a local attacker to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 231373.

Affected products

• IBM Sterling External Authentication Server: version 6.1.0 only
• IBM Sterling Secure Proxy: version 6.0.3 only

Published 2023-02-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.