What is CVE-2015-7408?

CVE-2015-7408 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-7408?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

CVE-2015-7408

The server in IBM Spectrum Protect (aka Tivoli Storage Manager) 5.5 and 6.x before 6.3.5.1 and 7.x before 7.1.4 does not properly restrict use of the ASNODENAME option, which allows remote attackers to read or write to backup data by leveraging proxy authority.

Published 2016-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager — versions 5.5.0.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7408?: CVE-2015-7408 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-7408?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.