What is CVE-2018-1941?

CVE-2018-1941 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Campaign, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-1941?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Campaign

CVE-2018-1941

IBM Campaign 9.1.0 and 9.1.2 could allow a local user to obtain admini privileges due to the application not validating access permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 153382.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2018-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.5% 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 Campaign — versions 9.1.2, 9.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153382 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1941?: CVE-2018-1941 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Campaign, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-1941?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.