CVE-2026-13473 (GCVE-0-2026-13473)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 19:58 – Updated: 2026-07-17 19:58
VLAI
Title
IBM Storage Protect Client is vulnerable to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Summary
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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279728 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Storage Protect Client Affected: 8.1.0.0 , ≤ 8.1.27.0, 8.1.27.1 (semver)
Affected: 8.2.0.0 , ≤ 8.2.1.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_protect_client:8.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Pétur Eyþórsson and Cristie Nordic.
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