CVE-2018-1680
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 145236.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- ibm/security privileged identity manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.5% 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=ibm10879093Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145236VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879093Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145236VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.