CVE-2018-1386

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorTivoli Workload SchedulerWorkload Scheduler

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

IBM Tivoli Workload Automation for AIX (IBM Workload Scheduler 8.6, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4) contains directories with improper permissions that could allow a local user to with special access to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 138208.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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