A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node
Published Jun 13, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node. IBM X-Force ID: 139240.
Affected products
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- Version 4.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Scale | n/a |
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- ≥ 4.1.0.0 · ≤ 4.1.0.8
- ≥ 4.1.1.0 · ≤ 4.1.1.19
- ≥ 4.2.0.0 · ≤ 4.2.0.4
- ≥ 4.2.1.0 · ≤ 4.2.1.2
- ≥ 4.2.2.0 · ≤ 4.2.2.3
- ≥ 4.2.3.0 · ≤ 4.2.3.8
- ≥ 5.0.0.0 · ≤ 5.0.0.2
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:H/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.67th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.44th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 67.13th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 81.77th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03402) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.