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CVE-2018-1890 — IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPA

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

CVSS
5.6 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.07% (top 77.80%)
CWE
—
Published
2019-03-11T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:27:18.602Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
IBMWebSphere Application Server Patterns1.0.0.0, 1.0.0.7, 2.2.0.0, 2.2.5.3
IBMWebSphere Application Server7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, Liberty
IBMRuntimes for Java Technologyunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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