CVE-2026-105453 (GCVE-0-2026-105453)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-19 23:56
Modified
2026-10-21 03:56
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.0.7 and 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.0.6 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix Version: 6.3.0.0   ≤ 6.3.0.7
Version: 6.4.0.0   ≤ 6.4.0.6
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct:6.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct:6.3.0.7:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct:6.4.0.6:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
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