Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-14375 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14375 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14375?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, 6.0.1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14375?
- Yes: fixed in Storage Scale 5.2.3.9 or higher; Storage Scale 6.0.1.1 or higher. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-14375 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-14375?
- Check whether you run IBM Storage Scale at an affected version. 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Storage Scale 5.2.3.9 or higher; Storage Scale 6.0.1.1 or higher
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in improper TLS certificate validation (CWE-295) when Storage Scale communicates with remote cluster GUI interfaces. An attacker with network access can perform man-in-the-middle attacks to inject forged JSON responses, potentially gaining access to sensitive cluster information. The issue affects versions 5.2.3.0–5.2.3.8 and 6.0.1.0.
Affected products
- IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, 6.0.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-05: disclosed