CVE-2018-1409

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
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: 2018-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system. By crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC, which could be tricked into executing an executable chosen by the attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 138708.

Affected products

IBM Client Application Access: 1.0.0.1, 1.0.1, 1.0.1.2
IBM Notes: 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2.4, 8.5.3.6, 9.0, 9.0.1.9

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010766
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138708
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010766
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138708

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