IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 157511.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00529 44th 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 | Spectrum Protect | 7.1; 8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectrum Protect VendorIBM Affected 7.1; 8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.000 – 7.1.9.200; 8.1.0.000 – 8.1.7.000 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.000 – 7.1.9.200; 8.1.0.000 – 8.1.7.000 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x859-ppjw-c734
References
More IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03060 Out-of-bounds write in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03994 Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06768 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Spectrum Protect Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06670 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04170 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2022-06776 IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 could allow a remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-4088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x859-ppjw-c734 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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