IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the…

published 2018-10-18 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12401

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.4%; EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM FlashSystem 900 product GUI allows a specially crafted attack to bypass the authentication requirements of the system, resulting in the ability to remotely change the superuser password. This can be used by an attacker to gain administrative control or to deny service. IBM X-Force ID: 150296.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732962 advisory

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Exploit prediction

3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

IBM FlashSystem 900

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732962
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/150296
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1822
NVD CVE-2018-1822

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