What is CVE-2018-1818?

CVE-2018-1818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-1818?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2018-1818

IBM Security Guardium 10 and 10.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 150022.

Published 2018-12-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5, 10
IBM Security Guardium

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150022 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1818?: CVE-2018-1818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-1818?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.