CVE-2023-38005

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-02-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, and 2.3.5.0 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized tasks due to improper access controls.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
12%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: Improper Access Control and Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing vulnerabilities affect IBM Cloud Pak System[CVE-2023-38265, CVE-2023-38005]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259955

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-22 14:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-14 09:53 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-14 09:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-13 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-06 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-02 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-07-27 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-07-27 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-38005?
CVE-2023-38005 is a medium vulnerability published on February 17, 2026. IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, and 2.3.5.0 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized tasks due to improper access controls.
When was CVE-2023-38005 disclosed?
CVE-2023-38005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 17, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-38005 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-38005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 87.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-38005?
CVE-2023-38005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-38005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-38005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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