CVE-2018-1822
IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password. This can be used by an attacker to gain administrative control or to deny service. IBM X-Force ID: 150296.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.43% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- ibm/flashsystem 900 firmware · ibm/flashsystem 840 firmware
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 3.4% 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=ibm10732962Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150296VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732962Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150296VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.