CVE-2019-4088: ibm spectrum_protect
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-4088 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ibm spectrum_protect. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 02-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST7.4HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.53% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ibm2 products
- spectrum_protect7.1 | 8.1
- spectrum_protect_operations_center≥ 7.1.0.000, ≤ 7.1.9.200 | ≥ 8.1.0.000, ≤ 8.1.7.000
1 vendor · 2 products