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TI-2015-06175 Aliases CVE-2015-7426GHSA-jm54-fghv-4x5c

The Data Protection extension in the VMware GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

The Data Protection extension in the VMware GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 7.1 before 7.1.3.0 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect Snapshot) 4.1 before 4.1.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02519 84th 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:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:7.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*7.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_snapshot:4.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*4.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:7.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_snapshot:4.1:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm54-fghv-4x5c

References

  • TI-2015-06178 The Data Protection extension in the VMware GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2018-01331 The GSKit (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2) and (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-01574 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) uses weaker than expected… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01402 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) uses weaker than expected… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-03773 Incorrect default permissions in IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-16710 IBM Storage Protect denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
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Sources