What is CVE-2017-1727?

CVE-2017-1727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-1727?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2017-1727

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 discloses sensitive information in error messages that could aid an attacker in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 134869.

Published 2018-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% 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 Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 2.5, 2.7, 2.6
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 2.5.0.0, 2.5.0.1, 2.5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102432 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Issue Tracking)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134869 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1727?: CVE-2017-1727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-1727?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.