CVE-2026-13473

IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1, and 8.2.0.0 through 8.2.1.0 IBM Storage Protect is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279728	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-17 20:17

Updated : 2026-08-11 23:27

NVD link : CVE-2026-13473

Mitre link : CVE-2026-13473

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-13473

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

ibm

storage_protect

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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