Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM BigFix Platform
Priority LOW 39CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 transmits sensitive or security-critical data in clear text in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. IBM X-Force ID: 143745.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01059 64th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1600
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h466-848j-m48v
References
More IBM Bigfix Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03009 Unrestricted file upload in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2016-05223 Use after free in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-01357 Missing brute-force protection in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-00995 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix 9.2 and 9.5) does not require that users should… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00258 IBM BigFix Platform 9.0, 9.1 before 9.1.8, and 9.2 before 9.2.8 allow remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03040 Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-1600 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1600 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h466-848j-m48v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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