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TI-2018-01523 Aliases CVE-2018-1723GHSA-7vf6-vq86-57p4

Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Scale

Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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-200.

Summary

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.20, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.3.10, 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.2 could allow an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to read arbitrary files available on this node. IBM X-Force ID: 147373.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00402 34th 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
IBMSpectrum Scale5.0.0; 5.0.1.2; 4.2.0.0; 4.2.3.10; 4.1.1.0; 4.1.1.20—No fix listedCNA
  • Spectrum Scale VendorIBM Affected 5.0.0; 5.0.1.2; 4.2.0.0; 4.2.3.10; 4.1.1.0; 4.1.1.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.0 – 4.1.1.20; 4.2.0.0 – 4.2.3.10; 5.0.0.0 – 5.0.1.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.0 – 4.1.1.20; 4.2.0.0 – 4.2.3.10; 5.0.0.0 – 5.0.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1723
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vf6-vq86-57p4

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03654 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03655 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03440 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Scale CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-04150 Missing authorization in IBM Spectrum Scale CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2016-05248 Memory corruption in IBM Spectrum Scale CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-10366 CSV injection in IBM Spectrum Scale CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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