CVE-2023-43040

IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI 2.5.2 through 2.7.2 could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions in RGW for Ceph due to improper bucket access. IBM X-Force ID: 266807.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266807	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7151040	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266807	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00025.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7151040	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_fusion_hci:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00025.html -

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 13:46

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-43040

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

storage_fusion_hci

CWE

CWE-1220

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

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