CVE-2013-5371

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-01-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 6.3.1 and 6.4.0 on Windows does not preserve permissions of Resilient File System (ReFS) files across backup and restore operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 6.3.1, 6.4.0

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC92933
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86661
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC92933
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86661

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