CVE-2018-1882 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Protect versions 7.1 and 8.1, as well as systems running Apple, IBM, Linux, Microsoft, and Oracle products. In specific atypical configurations, the node password could be exposed in plain text within the IBM Spectrum Protect client trace file. This local vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) requires high attack complexity and low privileges, potentially leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.