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CVE-2018-1495

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—

IBM FlashSystem V840 and V900 products could allow an authenticated attacker with specialized access to overwrite arbitrary files which could cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 141148.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

IBM — Flashsystem 840 FirmwareIBM — Flashsystem 900 Firmware

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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