What is CVE-2010-0557?

CVE-2010-0557 is a vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express, classified under CWE-255. Published 2010-02-05.

Is CVE-2010-0557 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express

CVE-2010-0557

IBM Cognos Express 9.0 allows attackers to obtain unspecified access to the Tomcat Manager component, and cause a denial of service, by leveraging hardcoded credentials.

Published 2010-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.517 (98.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.511 · newest: 0.517 · change: +0.007

Affected products

IBM Cognos Express — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secunia.com/advisories/38457 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.osvdb.org/62118 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/38084 (vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0297 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0557?: CVE-2010-0557 is a vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express, classified under CWE-255. Published 2010-02-05.
Is CVE-2010-0557 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.