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TI-2015-01753 Aliases CVE-2015-1950GHSA-vpvf-h6xj-p789

IBM PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.2.1 through 1.2.2.2 does not require authentication for…

Priority LOW 21CWE-255Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.2.1 through 1.2.2.2 does not require authentication for access to the Python interpreter with nova credentials, which allows KVM guest OS users to discover certain PowerVC credentials and bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified Python code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00355 29th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*1.2.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*1.2.2.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1950
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpvf-h6xj-p789

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2015-01742 IBM PowerVC 1.2.0.x through 1.2.0.4, 1.2.1.x through 1.2.1.2, and 1.2.2.x through 1.2.2.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-03905 IBM PowerVC 1.2.0 before FixPack3 does not properly use the known_hosts file, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2015-00128 IBM PowerVC Standard 1.2.0.x before 1.2.0.4 and 1.2.1.x before 1.2.2 validates Hardware… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2014-03906 IBM PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.0 before FixPack3 establishes an FTP session for… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.9
  • TI-2015-00127 powervc-iso-import in IBM PowerVC 1.2.0.x before 1.2.0.4 and 1.2.1.x before 1.2.2 places… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
  • TI-2014-02472 IBM PowerVC 1.2.0 before FP3 and 1.2.1 before FP2 uses cleartext passwords in (1)… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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