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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2018-1438 json

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5…

published 2018-05-17 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-12017

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) web handler /DLSnap could allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 139566.

Patch / fix

  • ibm spectrum_virtualize 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm spectrum_virtualize_for_public_cloud 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm storwize_v7000_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm storwize_v5000_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm storwize_v3700_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm storwize_v3500_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm storwize_v9000_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1
  • ibm san_volume_controller_firmware 7.5.0.14, 7.7.1.9, 7.8.1.6, 8.1.1.2, 8.1.2.1

Exploit prediction

2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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