What is CVE-2018-1938?

CVE-2018-1938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-1938?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private

CVE-2018-1938

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 could alllow a local user with administrator privileges to intercept highly sensitive unencrypted data. IBM X-Force ID: 153318.

Published 2019-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cloud Private — versions 3.1.1
IBM Cloud Private — versions 3.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153318 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/107299 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1938?: CVE-2018-1938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-1938?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.