CVE-2018-1959
IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 Virtual Appliance contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 Virtual Appliance contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 153633.
- 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
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- ibm/security identity manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.2% 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.securityfocus.com/bid/106726Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153633VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10796380Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106726Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153633VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10796380Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.