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CVE-2019-4069· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 does not properly validate file types, allowing an attacker to upload malicious

IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 does not properly validate file types, allowing an attacker to upload malicious content. IBM X-Force ID: 157014.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Jun 7, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 71th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · ibm
8.0
0.8 point gap

CVSS:3.0/A:H/S:U/C:H/AC:L/UI:R/AV:N/PR:L/I:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmintelligent operations center
ibmintelligent operations center for emergency management
ibmwater operations for waternamics

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm intelligent operations center5.1.0 and later · up to 5.2.0 inclusive
  • ibm intelligent operations center for emergency management5.1.0 and later · up to 5.1.0.6 inclusive
  • ibm water operations for waternamics5.1.0 and later · up to 5.2.1.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Intelligent Operations Center

    • 5.1.0, 5.1.0.1, 5.1.0.2, 5.1.0.3, 5.1.0.4, 5.1.0.5, 5.1.0.6, 5.1.0.7, 5.1.0.8, 5.1.0.9, 5.1.0.10, 5.1.0.11 … (+4)affected

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-4066IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 could allow an authenciated user to create arbitrary users which could cause ID
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4419IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 through V5.2.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML d
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4321IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 - V5.2.0, IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.6, and IBM Wat
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4068IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 is vulnerable to user enumeration, allowing an attacker to brute force into the
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4067IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2019-4420IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 through V5.2.0 could disclose detailed error messages, revealing sensitive information that could a
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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