Incorrect permission assignment in IBM Workload Scheduler
Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Tivoli Workload Automation for AIX (IBM Workload Scheduler 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4) contains directories with improper permissions that could allow a local user to with special access to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 138208.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00282 20th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Workload Scheduler | 8.6; 9.1; 9.2; 9.3; 9.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Workload Scheduler VendorIBM Affected 8.6; 9.1; 9.2; 9.3; 9.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_workload_scheduler:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1386
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v28q-gjcq-62wp
References
More IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06769 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-18015 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-03017 IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5 contains a vulnerability that… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-03375 Cross-site scripting in IBM Workload Scheduler CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-03634 Out-of-bounds write in IBM Workload Scheduler CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2017-01338 Incorrect permission assignment in IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-1386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v28q-gjcq-62wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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