CVE-2013-5424 — IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute tasks, by leveraging an expired password for the system-level account

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IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute tasks, by leveraging an expired password for the system-level account

Published Oct 25, 2013

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.31%

Description

IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute tasks, by leveraging an expired password for the system-level account.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.31% 0.01306

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01306

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.31% (0.01306)	69.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.31% (0.01306)	66.71th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.25% (0.00254)	46.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.41% (0.00413)	74.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.41% (0.00413)	73.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.41% (0.00413)	69.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96952
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5093938
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87486
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96952		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5093938		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87486		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Oct 25, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 22, 2013

Link CVE-2013-5424

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-5424

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2013-5424