VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1376
A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw in the IBM J9 VM class verifier allows untrusted code to disable the security manager and elevate its privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 126873.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-829
- Affected
- ibm/operations analytics predictive insights
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007305&myns=swgtiv&mynp=OCSSJQQ3&mync=E&cm_sp=swgtiv-_-OCSSJQQ3-_-EVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2469
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2481
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126873VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007305&myns=swgtiv&mynp=OCSSJQQ3&mync=E&cm_sp=swgtiv-_-OCSSJQQ3-_-EVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2469
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2481
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126873VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.