IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 stores key files in the user's home directory which could be obtained by another local user.

published 2019-12-30 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-13942

cvss: 6.2; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 stores key files in the user's home directory which could be obtained by another local user. IBM X-Force ID: 161413.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/1146370 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/A:N/PR:N/I:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	6.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Watson Studio Local

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/1146370
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/161413
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-4335
NVD CVE-2019-4335

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