CVE-2018-1409
IBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system. By crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC, which could be tricked into executing an executable chosen by the attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 138708.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/notes · ibm/client application access
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.4% 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=swg22010766Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138708VDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010766Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138708VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.