Medium severity5.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1787
CVE-2018-1787
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 148872.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.1.0.0,<=7.1.8.4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:*range: >=7.1.0.0,<=7.1.8.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*range: >=7.1.0.0,<=7.1.8.4
- Range: 7.1, 8.1
- Range: 7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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