CVE-2026-13460
The following vulnerabilities that can affect IBM Storage Scale and the Management GUI are now fixed in 5.2.3.9 or higher and 6.0.1.1 or higher
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
The following vulnerabilities that can affect IBM Storage Scale and the Management GUI are now fixed in 5.2.3.9 or higher and 6.0.1.1 or higher
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.
- Record
CVE-2026-13460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-58361
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.
- Record
EUVD-2026-58361- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr96-mx7v-w32h
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded...
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.
- Record
GHSA-xr96-mx7v-w32h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.
- Record
CVE-2026-13460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-13460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Storage Scale, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.