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TI-2019-03361 Aliases CVE-2019-4589GHSA-8m2x-cw74-m4cg

Improper privilege management in IBM Cognos Analytics

Priority LOW 21CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to privlege escalation where the "My schedules and subscriptions" page is visible and accessible to a less privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 167449.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00659 51st 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
IBMCognos Analytics11.0; 11.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.0; 11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4589
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m2x-cw74-m4cg
  3. 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-03885 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-18240 IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-16384 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03124 Path traversal in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-16521 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03850 Cross-site scripting in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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