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CVE-2013-5461

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

IBM Endpoint Manager for Remote Control 9.0.0 and 9.0.1 and Tivoli Remote Control 5.1.2 store multiple hashes of partial passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to decrypt passwords by leveraging access to the hashes. IBM X-Force ID: 88309.

Affected products

• IBM Endpoint Manager For Remote Control: 9.0.0, 9.0.1
• IBM Tivoli Remote Control: 5.1.2

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88309
• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-insecure-storage-of-passwords-in-ibm-endpoint-manager-for-remote-control-cve-2013-5461/
• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-insecure-storage-of-passwords-in-tivoli-remote-control-cve-2013-5461/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88309
• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-insecure-storage-of-passwords-in-ibm-endpoint-manager-for-remote-control-cve-2013-5461/
• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-insecure-storage-of-passwords-in-tivoli-remote-control-cve-2013-5461/

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