CVE-2018-1465: IBM San Volume Controller Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) could allow an authenticated user to obtain the private key which could make intercepting GUI communications possible. IBM X-Force ID: 140396.

Affected products

• IBM San Volume Controller Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize For Public Cloud: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Storwize v3500 Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Storwize v3700 Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Storwize v5000 Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Storwize v7000 Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)
• IBM Storwize v9000 Firmware: from 6.1.0.0, before 7.5.0.14 (fixed in 7.5.0.14); from 7.7.0.0, before 7.7.1.9 (fixed in 7.7.1.9); from 7.8.0.0, before 7.8.1.6 (fixed in 7.8.1.6); from 8.1.1.0, before 8.1.1.2 (fixed in 8.1.1.2); from 8.1.2.0, before 8.1.2.1 (fixed in 8.1.2.1)

Published 2018-05-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.