VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1787
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 148872.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect backup-archive client · ibm/spectrum protect for virtual environments
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.3% 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=ibm10869602Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.