CVE-2018-1460
IBM Netezza Platform Software (IBM PureData System for Analytics 1.0.0) could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Netezza Platform Software (IBM PureData System for Analytics 1.0.0) could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140211.
- 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
- 0.55% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- ibm/puredata system for analytics
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.6% 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=swg22015701Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104486Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-13Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015701Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104486Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140211Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-13Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.