What is CVE-2014-0841?

CVE-2014-0841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Focal Point, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-0841?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Rational Focal Point

CVE-2014-0841

IBM Rational Focal Point 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, and 6.6.0 use a weak algorithm to hash passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext values via a brute-force attack. IBM X-Force ID: 90704.

Published 2018-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Rational Focal Point — versions 6.4, 6.4.1, 6.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-weak-password-hash-vulnerability-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90704 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0841?: CVE-2014-0841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Rational Focal Point, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-0841?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.