CVE-2026-75878 (GCVE-0-2026-75878)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-18 19:22
Modified
2026-09-19 14:11
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Summary
IBM Sterling File Gateway could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain a fully authenticated session due to improper authentication via an unvalidated SSO header.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Sterling File Gateway Version: 6.2.0.0   ≤ 6.2.0.6_1, 6.2.1.0 - 6.2.1.2, 6.2.2.0 - 6.2.2.1
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:6.2.0.6_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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