CVE-2019-4259
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4...
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 with CES stack enabled that could allow sensitive data to be included with service snaps. IBM X-Force ID: 160011.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 with CES stack enabled that could allow sensitive data to be included with service snaps. IBM X-Force ID: 160011.
- Record
CVE-2019-4259- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/I:N/C:L/S:U/A:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/AV:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13866
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 with CES stack enabled that could allow sensitive data to be included with service snaps. IBM X-Force ID: 160011.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13866- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/I:N/C:L/S:U/A:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/AV:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6phm-2qcc-r8vp
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4...
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 with CES stack enabled that could allow sensitive data to be included with service snaps. IBM X-Force ID: 160011.
- Record
GHSA-6phm-2qcc-r8vp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 with CES stack enabled that could allow sensitive data to be included with service snaps. IBM X-Force ID: 160011.
- Record
CVE-2019-4259- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-4259 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published May 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.