IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1)…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: IBM has privately confirmed to CVE that a fix is available for these issues.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0838
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x5m-5m89-xqf8
References
More Micromuse Netcool Neusecure vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-01170 IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 configures a MySQL database to allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-01169 The web interface for IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 includes the MySQL… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00815 IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 has world-readable permissions for (1)… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2006-0838 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0838 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7x5m-5m89-xqf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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