CVE-2006-6607 — The Java Key Store (JKS) for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for IBM Tivoli Identity Manager (ITIM) 4.6 places the JKS password in a -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the process or using other methods

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The Java Key Store (JKS) for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for IBM Tivoli Identity Manager (ITIM) 4.6 places the JKS password in a -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the process or using other methods

Published Dec 18, 2006

2.7

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.50%

Description

The Java Key Store (JKS) for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for IBM Tivoli Identity Manager (ITIM) 4.6 places the JKS password in a -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the process or using other methods.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.50% 0.00503

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00503

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 1, 2026	0.50% (0.00503)	40.76th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.48% (0.00484)	37.68th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.12% (0.00123)	29.04th	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	1.03% (0.01034)	41.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	39.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	37.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	20.32th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (6)

http://secunia.com/advisories/23359
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017380
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21251069
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21570
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4989
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30865
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23359		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017380		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21251069		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21570		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4989		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30865		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 18, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 17, 2006

Link CVE-2006-6607

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-6607

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-6607