Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability affects several IBM Jazz Foundation-based Rational products. If someone has physical access to a system where a prior user was not fully logged out by the server, they may be able to continue as that user. The business risk is localized but real where shared workstations, labs, or engineering terminals are used. Exposure is most likely in environments running affected IBM Rational product versions 5.0 through 6.0.5, especially where systems are shared, physically accessible, or used in labs, engineering spaces, kiosks, or operations rooms. Treat this as a moderate-priority remediation item. It is not a broad remote compromise issue, but it can undermine accountability and expose engineering or lifecycle-management data where shared physical access exists. Mitigation focus: Check IBM’s advisory and apply the vendor-recommended fix or upgrade path.; Inventory affected IBM Rational and Jazz Foundation deployments by product and version.; Restrict physical access to systems using affected products..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:P/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:P/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O0.93.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:P/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-jazz-cve20181492-gain-access(140977)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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