What is CVE-2019-4546?

CVE-2019-4546 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo For Oil And Gas, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-4546?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Maximo For Oil And Gas

CVE-2019-4546

After installing the IBM Maximo Health- Safety and Environment Manager 7.6.1, a user is granted additional privileges that they are not normally allowed to access. IBM X-Force ID: 165948.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2019-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Maximo For Oil And Gas — versions 7.6.1
IBM Maximo Health- Safety And Environment Manager — versions 7.6.1
IBM Maximo Health\, Safety And Environment Manager — versions 7.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1087738 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165948 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4546?: CVE-2019-4546 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo For Oil And Gas, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-4546?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.