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TI-2026-05607 Aliases CVE-2026-6389GHSA-m8jq-5rm6-g6g3

Improper privilege management in IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent

Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.17.6 IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management grants excessive cluster‑wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets. An attacker that compromises the operator or its service account can exfiltrate sensitive credentials, escalate privileges, and potentially achieve full cluster compromise.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00131 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMTurbonomic prometurbo agent8.16.0 – 8.17.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Turbonomic prometurbo agent VendorIBM Affected 8.16.0 – 8.17.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:turbonomic_prometurbo_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.16.0 to before 8.18.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:turbonomic_prometurbo_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.16.0 to before 8.18.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6389
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8jq-5rm6-g6g3

References

Patch 1

Sources

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