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01 Record

CVE-2026-12628

Hardcoded credential in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot For Windows leads to unauthorized access to system

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

02 Description

Hardcoded credential in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot For Windows leads to unauthorized access to system

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 49.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-26.
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
2026-06-22 13:43Z4 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-06-25 13:46Z4 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-06-18
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
535e24424a50e2ea0ce87365209f15f75376de0b7b81ba1d5e1801f6df2ac932

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMStorage Protect Client8.1.0.0 to 8.2.1.0—
IBMStorage Protect Snapshot For Windows8.1.0.0 to 8.2.1.0—

06 References

07 Remediation

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. ProductFixing levelPlatformsLink to fix and instructionsIBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client8.2.1.1Windows https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267111 Currently, the vulnerability has been addressed on the Windows platform through an iFix release. A hardcoded password present in the source code of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot For Windows, which led to a security vulnerability, has been resolved in this release. For other platforms (AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris), the hardcoded password still exists in the code; however, it is not actively used and is only identified during static code scans. This issue has been assessed as low severity, and separate PVRs have been created to track it.