CVE-2018-1431

low-risk
Published 2018-06-13

A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node. IBM X-Force ID: 139240.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.4/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

General Parallel File System

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (6)

Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240
Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1012049
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105546
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low