Is CVE-2023-43016 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-43016 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-43016?

CVE-2023-43016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-43016?

CVE-2023-43016 has an EPSS score of 0.71% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2023-43016?

No published fix for CVE-2023-43016 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-43016

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Security Access Manager Container (IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1 and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1) could allow a remote user to log into the server due to a user account with an empty password. IBM X-Force ID: 266154.

CWE-258 CWE-521

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Other references1

seclists.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-258 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-5021	Critical	9.8	6.3%	-	-
CVE-2018-17914	Critical	9.8	4.6%	-	-
CVE-2020-29478	High	7.5	1.2%	-	-
CVE-2025-9276	Critical	9.8	0.8%	-	-
CVE-2023-39439	High	8.8	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2024-4106	Medium	5.3	0.4%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.