Privilege escalation in IBM Security Verify Access - CVE-2018-1850
Published: November 6, 2018 / Updated: November 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15751
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1850
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists on systems with Advanced Access Control services due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.
Affected software
IBM Security Verify Access
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1850
Install update from vendor's website.