CVE-2024-40697: IBM Common Licensing

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Common Licensing 9.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 297895.

Affected products

• IBM Common Licensing: version 9.0 only

Published 2024-08-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.