IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions
Published Apr 8, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 148872.
Affected products
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 Protect | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≥ 7.1.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.8.4
- ≥ 8.1.0.0 · ≤ 8.1.6.1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 7.1.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.8.4
- ≥ 8.1.0.0 · ≤ 8.1.6.1
Configuration 3
- ≥ 7.1.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.8.0
- ≥ 8.1.0.0 · ≤ 8.1.6.1
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:N/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:H/I:N/PR:N/A:N/AV:L/UI:N/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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 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 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 20.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 21.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00033) | 6.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 36.21% (0.36206) | 97.99th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 36.21% (0.36206) | 98.98th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 36.21% (0.36206) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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