What is CVE-2018-1903?

CVE-2018-1903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect\. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-1903?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect\

CVE-2018-1903

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.

Published 2019-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.3% 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 Sterling Connect\ — versions direct
IBM Sterling Connect\:direct — versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 6.0.0
IBM Sterling Connect:direct For Unix — versions 4.3.0, 6.0.0, 4.2.0

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152532 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1903?: CVE-2018-1903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect\. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-1903?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.