RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
Priority LOW 32CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-427.
Summary
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance, and RSA IMG releases have an uncontrolled search vulnerability. The installation scripts set an environment variable in an unintended manner. A local authenticated malicious user could trick the root user to run malicious code on the targeted system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00445 38th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | Pivotal Operations Manager | RSA(r) Identity Governance and Lifecycle version 7.1.0, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance, Software Bundle, and Virtual Application deployments only); RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle versions 7.0.1, 7.0.2, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only).; RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance version 7.0, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only); RSA Identity Management & Governance (RSA IMG) versions 6.9.0, 6.9.1, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pivotal Operations Manager VendorPivotal Affected RSA(r) Identity Governance and Lifecycle version 7.1.0, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance, Software Bundle, and Virtual Application deployments only); RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle versions 7.0.1, 7.0.2, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only).; RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance version 7.0, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only); RSA Identity Management & Governance (RSA IMG) versions 6.9.0, 6.9.1, all patch levels (Hardware Appliance and Software Bundle (also known as Soft-Appliance) deployments only) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_governance_and_lifecycle:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_management_and_governance:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9.0 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_management_and_governance:6.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9.1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsa:rsa_via_lifecycle_and_governance:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | RSA |
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_governance_and_lifecycle:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_management_and_governance:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_identity_management_and_governance:6.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9.1 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:rsa:rsa_via_lifecycle_and_governance:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·RSA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11049
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw48-2qx8-7cxx
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-11049 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11049 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pw48-2qx8-7cxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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