IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) before 5.1.1.1 IF0006, when its LDAP service is…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) before 5.1.1.1 IF0006, when its LDAP service is shared with other applications, does not require that an LDAP user be listed in the TPM user records, which allows remote authenticated users to execute SOAP commands that access arbitrary TPM functionality, as demonstrated by running provisioning workflows.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02143 82nd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_provisioning_manager:5.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5686
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf5x-rq5f-mc66
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-5686 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5686 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mf5x-rq5f-mc66 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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