CVE-2018-1822

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorFlashsystem 900 FirmwareFlashsystem 840 FirmwareFlashSystem 840

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password. This can be used by an attacker to gain administrative control or to deny service. IBM X-Force ID: 150296.

Affected

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

ibm-flashsystem-840 (same device)
ibm-flashsystem-900 (same device)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

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References (2)

CVSS

9.8CRITICALibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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