CVE-2018-1632
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges through a symbolic link vulnerability in .infxdirs. IBM X-Force ID: 144432.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.2
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affected products (2)
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references (12)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144432cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1632cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0002/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Informix-Dynamic-Server-multiple-vulnerabilities-30121cnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964987Patchcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964987cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964987enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144432enisa_euvd
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