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01 Record

CVE-2018-2025

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 7.1 and 8.1 creates directories/files in the CIT sub directory that are read/writable by everyone. IBM

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:L/I:L/C:L/AC:L/PR:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

02 Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 7.1 and 8.1 creates directories/files in the CIT sub directory that are read/writable by everyone. IBM

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
0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 23.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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
2019-11-25 17:01Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 18:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-13
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:L/I:L/C:L/AC:L/PR:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Weaknesses
  • CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
9996067c997b9681e0a575f117b89198d094aa6914b4ab803755d4c4b547210b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSpectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client7.1.0.0, 8.1.0.0, 8.1.8.0, 7.1.8.5—
IBMSpectrum Protect for Virtual Environments7.1.0.0, 7.1.8.5, 8.1.0.0, 8.1.8.0—

06 References