CVE-2024-40697: IBM Common Licensing information disclosure

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-521

Description

IBM Common Licensing 9.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 297895.

Affected products

IBM Common Licensing: 9.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297895
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7165250

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