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TI-2018-01691 Aliases CVE-2018-1944GHSA-gw5q-h7w3-6j9q

Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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 Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2 through 5.2.4.1 Virtual Appliance 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: 153386.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00844 58th 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
IBMSecurity Identity Governance and Intelligence5.2; 5.2.1; 5.2.2; 5.2.2.1; 5.2.3; 5.2.3.1; 5.2.3.2; 5.2.4; 5.2.4.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Identity Governance and Intelligence VendorIBM Affected 5.2; 5.2.1; 5.2.2; 5.2.2.1; 5.2.3; 5.2.3.1; 5.2.3.2; 5.2.4; 5.2.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_governance_and_intelligence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2 – 5.2.4.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_governance_and_intelligence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 – 5.2.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1944
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw5q-h7w3-6j9q

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2018-01548 SQL injection in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-04173 Missing authentication in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-01143 Command injection in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-01193 Missing authentication in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-04064 IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.6 could disclose sensitive… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2017-01140 IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 specifies… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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