What is CVE-2019-4112?

CVE-2019-4112 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-4112?

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

Privilege escalation in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale

CVE-2019-4112

IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6 Admin Console allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158105.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2019-09-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% 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 Websphere Extreme Scale — versions 8.6
IBM Websphere Extreme Scale

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1073864 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158105 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4112?: CVE-2019-4112 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-4112?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.