What is CVE-2018-1518?

CVE-2018-1518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-1518?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2018-1518

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is affected by a weak password encryption vulnerability that could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 141682.

Published 2018-10-18 · 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: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server On Cloud — versions 11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141682 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1518?: CVE-2018-1518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-1518?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.