A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than twelve ACL entries associated with the object in total. As a result, it could allow a local attacker to restore or retrieve the object with incorrect ACL entries. IBM X-Force ID: 159418.
Why it matters now
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.l | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectrum Protect VendorIBM Affected 7.l Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.0 – 7.1.8.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.0 – 7.1.8.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f96f-9h35-fcwv
References
More IBM Spectrum Protect vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03633 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03639 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03635 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03634 Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03632 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03789 Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-4236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f96f-9h35-fcwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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