CVE-2023-35897: IBM Storage Protect

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Spectrum Protect Client and IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.19.0 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system using a specially crafted file, caused by a DLL hijacking flaw. IBM X-Force ID: 259246.

Affected products

• IBM Storage Protect: from 8.1.0.0, up to and including 8.1.19.0
• IBM Storage Protect Client: from 8.1.0.0, up to and including 8.1.19.0

Published 2023-10-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.