IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges
Published Feb 22, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: IBM has privately confirmed to CVE that a fix is available for these issues.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.236
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18922 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015642 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/23270 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/23271 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16693 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16698 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24787 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18922 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015642 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23270 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23271 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16693 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24787 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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