What is CVE-2018-1788?

CVE-2018-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2018-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1788?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Protect

CVE-2018-1788

IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 could disclose highly sensitive information via trace logs to a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 148873.

Published 2018-11-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.9% 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 Spectrum Protect — versions 8.1, 7.1
IBM Spectrum Protect Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148873 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105818 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042032 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1788?: CVE-2018-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2018-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1788?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.