What is CVE-2018-1593?

CVE-2018-1593 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Multi-Cloud Data Encryption, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1593?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Multi-Cloud Data Encryption

CVE-2018-1593

IBM Multi-Cloud Data Encryption (MDE) 2.1 could allow an unauthorized user to manipulate data due to missing file checksums. IBM X-Force ID: 143568.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% 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 Multi-Cloud Data Encryption — versions 2.1
IBM Multi-Cloud Data Encryption

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143568 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1593?: CVE-2018-1593 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Multi-Cloud Data Encryption, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1593?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.