CVE-2015-1950 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM PowerVC Standard Edition versions 1.2.2.1 through 1.2.2.2. This flaw allows KVM guest OS users to access the Python interpreter with nova credentials without authentication, enabling them to discover PowerVC credentials and circumvent intended access controls through unspecified Python code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervc:1.2.2.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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