CVE-2019-4013
IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 could allow any authenticated user to upload any file to any location on the server with root privileges.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 could allow any authenticated user to upload any file to any location on the server with root privileges. This results in code execution on underlying system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 155887.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.00% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 7 October 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- ibm/bigfix platform
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS moved from 12.2% on 21 September 2026 to 13.0% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154747/IBM-Bigfix-Platform-9.5.9.62-Arbitary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874666Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155887VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154747/IBM-Bigfix-Platform-9.5.9.62-Arbitary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874666Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155887VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.