CVE-2016-0263: IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1 before 4.1.1.5 and 4.2 before 4.2.0.2 and General Parallel File System 3.5 before 3....

Security readout for executives and security teams

This issue affects older IBM Spectrum Scale and General Parallel File System deployments. A local user on an affected system could use a crafted mmapplypolicy command to gain higher privileges or disrupt service. The source bundle provides no CVSS score or active exploitation evidence. Exposure is likely limited to systems running the listed IBM Spectrum Scale or GPFS versions where untrusted or lower-privileged users have local access. Prioritize remediation for shared compute, research, analytics, or storage environments where many users have shell access. Business urgency is lower for isolated systems with tightly controlled local accounts, but privilege escalation on storage infrastructure can have broad operational impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Spectrum Scale 4.1 to 4.1.1.5 or later.; Upgrade Spectrum Scale 4.2 to 4.2.0.2 or later.; Upgrade GPFS 3.5 to 3.5.0.30 or later..

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Jun 13, 2026, 14:22 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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