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CVE-2019-4236

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2019 at 01:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Protect· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A IBM Spectrum Protect 7.l client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is silently skipping Access Control List (ACL) entries from backup or archive if there are more than twelve ACL entries associated with the object in total. As a result, it could allow a local attacker to restore or retrieve the object with incorrect ACL entries. IBM X-Force ID: 159418.

Affected

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

Spectrum Protect· IBM
95%
7.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.8.57.l
hp-hp-ux (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159418
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10884766

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-19

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