CVE-2018-1431 is a vulnerability in GSKit affecting IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0. A local attacker could exploit this to gain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon, access and modify files, and potentially achieve administrator privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1.0.0, <= 4.1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.1.0, <= 4.1.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0.0, <= 4.2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.1.0, <= 4.2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.2.0, <= 4.2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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