What is CVE-2017-1405?

CVE-2017-1405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-1405?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager

CVE-2017-1405

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 7.0 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code. IBM X-Force ID: 127392.

Published 2018-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Identity Manager — versions 7.0
IBM Security Identity Manager — versions 7.0, 7.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127392 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1405?: CVE-2017-1405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-1405?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.