What is CVE-2018-1498?

CVE-2018-1498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1498?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2018-1498

IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem 10.5 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 141223.

Published 2018-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1041763 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141223 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1498?: CVE-2018-1498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1498?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.