Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-19483 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19483 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-19483?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 13 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19483?
- A patch was published on 2026-08-11. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-19483 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-19483?
- 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a sensitive information disclosure flaw (CWE-532) in IBM Storage Scale Management GUI. Admin passwords and other secrets related to system deployment and upgrade operations are written in clear text to local GUI log files. An attacker with local access and low privileges can read these logs to extract credentials. The vulnerability affects Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.0–5.2.3.8 and 6.0.0.0–6.0.1.0. IBM has patched the issue in versions 5.2.3.9 and 6.0.1.1 or later.
Affected products
- IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-08-13: disclosed
- 2026-08-11: patched