What is CVE-2019-4140?

CVE-2019-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-4140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Protect

CVE-2019-4140

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) could allow a local user to replace existing databases by restoring old data. IBM X-Force ID: 158336.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2019-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% 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 Spectrum Protect — versions 7.1, 8.1
IBM Spectrum Protect

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158336 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4140?: CVE-2019-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-4140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.