Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-798.
Summary
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.6, 2.7, and 3.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 148421.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00299 22nd 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 | Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 2.6; 2.7; 3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Key Lifecycle Manager VendorIBM Affected 2.6; 2.7; 3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 – 2.6.0.4; 2.7.0 – 2.7.0.3; 3.0 – 3.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 – 2.6.0.4; 2.7.0 – 2.7.0.3; 3.0 – 3.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrp2-9q58-6mvv
References
More IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03890 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01308 SQL injection in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05231 Credentials management flaw in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05233 Improper access control in IBM Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10962 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager SQL injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05242 Improper access control in IBM Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-1742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrp2-9q58-6mvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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