CVE-2018-2007 — IBM API Connect 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information

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HIGH

IBM API Connect 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information

Published Apr 29, 2019

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.97%

Description

IBM API Connect 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 155078.

Affected products

Vendor IBM Product API Connect Default
n/a
- Version
  2018.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  2018.4.1.2
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

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

API Connect

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
2018.1	affected	-
2018.4.1.2	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.97% 0.00966

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

EPSS probability 0.00966

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 (14 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.97% (0.00966)	60.39th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.97% (0.00966)	56.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.10% (0.00096)	24.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00110)	45.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.11% (0.00107)	43.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00107)	41.91th	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

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength

References (2)

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874952
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155078
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874952		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155078		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory