What is CVE-2018-19645?

CVE-2018-19645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Solutions Business Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-19645?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Microfocus Solutions Business Manager

CVE-2018-19645

An Authentication Bypass issue exists in Solutions Business Manager (SBM) (formerly Serena Business Manager (SBM)) versions prior to 11.5.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Solutions Business Manager
Netiq Edirectory Access Manager (Nam) — versions Solutions Business Manager (SBM)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

help.serena.com/doc_center/sbm/ver11_5/sbm_release_notes.htm

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19645?: CVE-2018-19645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Solutions Business Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-19645?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.