What is CVE-2018-1398?

CVE-2018-1398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1398?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Sterling File Gateway

CVE-2018-1398

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 could allow a remote attacker to download certain files that could contain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 138434.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-07-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000

Affected products

IBM Sterling File Gateway — versions 2.2.6, 2.2.0
IBM Sterling File Gateway

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104919 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138434 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1398?: CVE-2018-1398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1398?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.