CVE-2025-14115: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container is affected by vulnerability where hard-coded credentials are embeeded in the product for its internal use.

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016, and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019 IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Affected products

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX Container: from 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.6 Interim Fix 016; from 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.3 Interim Fix 019

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7257143

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