Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0 has a high-severity flaw that lets a low-privileged user remotely execute commands. A successful attack could compromise the affected system and disrupt monitoring operations. The provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority legacy product exposure. It can enable system takeover from a low-privileged position, but the provided evidence does not show active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2019-4103 affects IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0. The CVSS 3.0 score is 8.0, with adjacent-network access, low privileges, low complexity, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0. Risk is higher where low-privileged users or adjacent network actors can reach the affected service. The sources do not list other affected versions.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. The CVSS temporal exploit maturity is unproven. Sources support remote command execution risk, but do not confirm active exploitation or provide exploit availability.
Researcher notes
Key constraints are product version 7.1.0, adjacent-network attack vector, low privileges, no user interaction, and high CIA impact. Evidence does not include CWE details, exploit procedure, or affected builds beyond 7.1.0.
Mitigation direction
- Check IBM advisory guidance for the official remediation path.
- Prioritize upgrading or applying IBM-provided fixes for Netcool/Impact 7.1.0.
- Restrict access to Netcool/Impact interfaces to trusted administrative networks.
- Review low-privileged accounts with access to the affected environment.
- Monitor affected systems for unexpected command execution or privilege misuse.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact deployments and confirm exact versions.
- Identify whether any instance runs version 7.1.0.
- Verify network paths from adjacent segments to Netcool/Impact services.
- Review user roles with low-privileged access to the product.
- Confirm IBM advisory remediation has been applied where applicable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:A/S:U/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:A/S:U/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U2.15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:A/S:U/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887523CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-netcool-cve20194103-code-exec (158094)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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CWE details
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