CVE-2026-13460

IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.8, and 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 GUI contains a hardcoded token in the source code, which was used for inter-node cluster communication and REST API authentication between GUI.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283308	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_scale::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 20:17

Updated : 2026-08-17 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-13460

Mitre link : CVE-2026-13460

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-13460

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

ibm

storage_scale

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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