What is CVE-2018-1460?

CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Puredata System For Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-1460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Puredata System For Analytics

CVE-2018-1460

IBM Netezza Platform Software (IBM PureData System for Analytics 1.0.0) could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140211.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2018-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Puredata System For Analytics — versions 1.0.0
IBM Puredata System For Analytics — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140211 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-13 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104486 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1460?: CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Puredata System For Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-1460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.