Security readout for executives and security teams
IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager versions 6.0 through 6.0.6 used weaker cryptography than expected. If exposed, an attacker could potentially decrypt highly sensitive information. The issue is medium severity because confidentiality impact is high, but exploitation requires high attack complexity. Exposure is limited to organizations running IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, or 6.0.6, especially where sensitive lifecycle engineering data is stored or transmitted. Prioritize remediation for RELM systems holding sensitive engineering, safety, product, or customer information. This is not marked as actively exploited, but successful exploitation could expose highly sensitive data. Mitigation focus: Identify all Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager instances and versions.; Review IBM advisory ibm10882778 for official remediation guidance.; Apply IBM-provided fixes or upgrades for affected 6.0 through 6.0.6 deployments..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/UI:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/UI:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U2.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/A:N/C:H/UI:N/S:U/PR:N/I:N/AC:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10882778CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-relm-cve20181608-info-disc (143798)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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