CVE-2017-1779
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136824.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136824.
- Record
CVE-2017-1779- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136824.
- Record
CVE-2017-1779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10795 No score
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136824.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10795- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w2g-jgpv-wc89
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could store cached credentials locally that could be obtained by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136824.
- Record
GHSA-4w2g-jgpv-wc89- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published January 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011561
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136824
securityfocus.com/bid/102858
securitytracker.com/id/1040299
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1779
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w2g-jgpv-wc89