CVE-2018-1788 [Medium] | Information Disclosure in Spectrum Protect Server

CVE-2018-1788 is rated Low Risk (27.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.09%	0.39%	+0.30%
2	2025-03-30	0.18%	0.09%	-0.09%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.18%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.09%

0.39%

+0.30%

2025-03-30

0.18%

0.09%

-0.09%

2025-03-29

—

0.18%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
4.1	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	0.5	3.6	[email protected]
4.4	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	0.8	3.6	[email protected]
2.1	2.0	LOW	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	3.9	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

4.1

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

0.5

3.6

[email protected]

4.4

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

0.8

3.6

[email protected]

2.1

2.0

LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

3.9

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1788

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	spectrum_protect_server	>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.9.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_server::::::::
ibm	spectrum_protect_server	>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.5.100	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_server::::::::

References for CVE-2018-1788

URL	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730357	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105818	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042032	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148873	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2018-1788

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1788

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1788

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1788

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1788

References for CVE-2018-1788