CVE-2018-1462
IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) could allow an authenticated user to access system files…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) could allow an authenticated user to access system files they should not have access to including deleting files or causing a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 140363.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- ibm/storwize v7000 firmware · ibm/storwize v5000 firmware · ibm/storwize v3700 firmware · ibm/storwize v3500 firmware · ibm/storwize v9000 firmware · ibm/san volume controller firmware · ibm/spectrum virtualize · ibm/spectrum virtualize for public cloud
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.2% 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=ssg1S1012263Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012282Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012283Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104349Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140363VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012263Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012282Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012283Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104349Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140363VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.