CVE-2018-1890
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.
- 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
- 0.46% probability · 40th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- ibm/sdk
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.5% 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.securityfocus.com/bid/107448Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10873042Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10873332Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874750Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107448Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10873042Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10873332Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874750Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.