IBM Storage Defender improper certificate validation

published 2024-09-24 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37267

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Storage Defender 2.0.0 through 2.0.7 on-prem defender-sensor-cmd CLI does not validate server name during registration and unregistration operations which could expose sensitive information to an attacker with access to the system.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

ibm storage_defender 2.0.8

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-24)

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service

Classification

Weakness

CWE-297 Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7168640
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-38324
NVD CVE-2024-38324

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Summary