IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory…
Priority LOW 36CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory Server, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, and other products, uses the PKCS #12 file format for certificate objects without enforcing file integrity, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof SSL servers via vectors involving insertion of an arbitrary root Certification Authority (CA) certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01576 75th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.0.13 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.28 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4.29 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.28 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:global_security_kit:7.0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4.29 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v89m-6q95-4f46
References
More IBM Global Security Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05297 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit), as used in Content Manager OnDemand 8.5 and 9.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-05561 IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2012-01959 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-2203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v89m-6q95-4f46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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