What is CVE-2018-2005?

CVE-2018-2005 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-2005?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2018-2005

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 stores potentially sensitive information in process memory that could be read by a local attacker with elevated permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 155007

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2019-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.5% 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 Bigfix Platform — versions 9.2, 9.5
IBM Bigfix Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155007 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2005?: CVE-2018-2005 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-2005?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.