# CVE-2019-4716: IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-4716-ibm-planning-analytics-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-4716 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated attacker to log in as 'admin'. Once authenticated, the attacker can execute arbitrary code with root or SYSTEM privileges via TM1 scripting.

Technologies: [IBM Planning Analytics](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/planning-analytics). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-4716 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2019-4716 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2019-4716?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 3 November 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-4716?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2019-4716 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-4716?** Check whether you run IBM Planning Analytics. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8

## Timeline

- 2019-12-18: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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