IBM Security ReaQta EDR 3.12 Communication certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Security ReaQta EDR 3.12. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Communication Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-33861. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Security ReaQta EDR 3.12. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Communication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security ReaQta EDR 3.12 could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering with the communication path between the host and client.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-33861 since 05/23/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-38011). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/23/2023 🔍
05/20/2025 +728 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2025 +89 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-33861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-33861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309675
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 17:44
Updated: 08/17/2025 04:26
Changes: 05/20/2025 17:44 (64), 07/16/2025 01:47 (1), 08/17/2025 04:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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