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TI-2015-06191 Aliases CVE-2015-7442GHSA-qp2r-pc98-7q4w

consoleinst.sh in IBM Installation Manager before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 and…

Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
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-264.

Summary

consoleinst.sh in IBM Installation Manager before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 and Packaging Utility before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is located in /tmp with a name based on a predicted PID value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0042 36th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7.4.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp2r-pc98-7q4w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2009-03356 Argument injection vulnerability in the iim: URI handler in IBMIM.exe in IBM Installation… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-05057 IBM Rational ClearCase 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.14 and 8.0.1 before 8.0.1.7, when Installation… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2

Sources

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