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CVE-2019-4088

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 2, 2019 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Protect Operations CenterSpectrum Protect

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 157511.

Affected

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

Spectrum Protect Operations Center· IBM
95%
7.1.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.9.2008.1.0.000 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.7.000
Spectrum Protect· IBM
60%
7.18.1

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157511

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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