What is CVE-2018-1745?

CVE-2018-1745 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-1745?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2018-1745

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 2.7 and 3.0 could allow an unauthenticated user to restart the SKLM server due to missing authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 148424.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-10-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.039 (90.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 3.0, 2.7
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105554 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148424 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1745?: CVE-2018-1745 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-1745?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.