What is CVE-2018-2007?

CVE-2018-2007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-2007?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM API Connect

CVE-2018-2007

IBM API Connect 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.2 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 155078.

Published 2019-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM API Connect — versions 2018.1, 2018.4.1.2
IBM API Connect

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155078 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2007?: CVE-2018-2007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-2007?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.