CVE-2019-4381
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by...
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the use of advanced node failure detection using the REST API to interface with the HMC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain HMC credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 162159.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the use of advanced node failure detection using the REST API to interface with the HMC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain HMC credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 162159.
- Record
CVE-2019-4381- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/I:N/AC:H/UI:N/C:H/PR:N/A:N/S:C/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13988
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the use of advanced node failure detection using the REST API to interface with the HMC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain HMC credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 162159.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13988- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/I:N/AC:H/UI:N/C:H/PR:N/A:N/S:C/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrph-hg92-78p7
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by...
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the use of advanced node failure detection using the REST API to interface with the HMC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain HMC credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 162159.
- Record
GHSA-rrph-hg92-78p7- 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
IBM i 7.27.3 Clustering could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the use of advanced node failure detection using the REST API to interface with the HMC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain HMC credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 162159.
- Record
CVE-2019-4381- 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
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- 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-2019-4381 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm I, published June 14, 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.