IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password
Published Oct 18, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.43%
Description
IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password. This can be used by an attacker to gain administrative control or to deny service. IBM X-Force ID: 150296.
Affected products
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 | FlashSystem 900 | affected |
|
Configuration 1
- 1.4
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 1.4
Running on/with
- n/a
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03432) | 88.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03432) | 87.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 34.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 46.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 51.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.09th | 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 | 4.73% (0.04730) | 77.11th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04730) | 76.88th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04730) | 86.97th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04730) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732962 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150296 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732962 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150296 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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