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01 Record

CVE-2018-1890

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score5.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

02 Description

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 40.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-03-11 22:00Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-02-13 16:27Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-13
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Weaknesses
  • CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase
  • CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
100db47867ad77df0de86014086c49d5a9139c41a3606a99b3620664b3141278

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMWebSphere Application Server Patterns1.0.0.0, 1.0.0.7, 2.2.0.0, 2.2.5.3—
IBMWebSphere Application Server7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, Liberty—
IBMRuntimes for Java TechnologyNot specified—

06 References