CVE-2019-4088
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 157511.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect operations center7.1.0.000 → 7.1.9.200nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect operations center8.1.0.000 → 8.1.7.000nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157511cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4088cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-Servers-And-Storage-Agents-two-vulnerabilities-29681cnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472Patchcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472cnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882472enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157511enisa_euvd
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