CVE-2019-4621
A remote attacker could use this account to gain unauthorised access to the BMC.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM DataPower Gateway 7.6.0.0-7 throug 6.0.14 and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.5 have a default administrator account that is enabled if the IPMI LAN channel is enabled. A remote attacker could use this account to gain unauthorised access to the BMC. IBM X-Force ID: 168883.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Affected
- ibm/datapower gateway
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168883VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125615Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168883VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125615Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.